Melody Horrill is an award-winning Australian environmental journalist, freelance media manager, speaker, and author of three books. She is well known in South Australia for raising awareness about dolphins and marine conservation. She is the co-chair of the Jane Goodall Institute’s Cetacean Committee and Ambassador for Kangaroo Island Dolphin Watch. She lives in Melbourne with her rescue cat, Q, and her partner Grant. She is a passionate animal and nature love.

Her memoir, ‘The Dolphin Who Saved Me’ endorsed by Dr Jane Goodall DBE was published internationally. It focuses on her extraordinary friendship with a wild, injured dolphin which helped her heal from a childhood wracked by domestic violence. Her debut young adult fantasy ‘A Cat Called Q and the Magic Globe’ also focuses on the theme of connecting with nature and animals. It also explores the power of discovering and believing in inner magic, even during challenging times. Her third book, a non-fiction titled ‘Sheltered’ explores the power of love between people and their adopted animals, and how animals have changed and enriched people’s lives. It was be published in September 2024. Melody loves nothing more than spending time on and in the water, cooking, and hanging out with Q.