Published Writing

Over the years, I’ve written in various genres, including news, opinion, feature, lifestyle, and more.

Below is a selection of my published writing. To get in touch, please email me at marcella.purnama@gmail.com.

Book

What I Wish I Had Known: And Other Lessons You Learned in Your 20s | June 2017

Articles

Why using English doesn’t make me any less Indonesian | The Jakarta Post | August 2017

Confessions of a millennial: Job-jopping and burning bridges | The Inquirer | July 2017

Confessions of a millennial: Job-hopping and burning bridges | The Jakarta Post | July 2017

Authors, get thee to social media: explaining the rise and rise of YA books | The Conversation | April 2016

Life as an international student: Sometimes, it feels like we’re second-class | Meld Magazine | August 2015

Why Master’s: 5 reasons you’re ready for postgraduate study | Indonesia Mengglobal | July 2014

Why You Will Always Believe In Love | Thought Catalog | October 2013

On choosing Melbourne, Australia, to study | The Jakarta Globe | July 2013

Melbourne’s Top 10 Cafes | Meld Magazine | January 2013
Meld’s 2013 Top Lifestyle Piece

What does it mean to put God first? | RELEVANT Magazine | August 2012

The Youngest Child Syndrome | Meld Magazine | March 2012
Meld’s 2012 Top Opinion Piece

3 ideas for a first date | Meld Magazine | November 2011

How important are grades to you? | Meld Magazine | May 2011
Meld’s 2011 Top Opinion Piece

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Experience with Videos

I have been exposed in the field of videography over the past few years. Here are some of the videos I’ve shot and edited: