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Melissa Spurgin or Purge Words

Melissa Spurgin or Purge Words

girledworld welcome Melissa Spurgin to the team!

October 23, 2018

We’re excited to welcome the very awesome wordsmith Melissa Spurgin of Purge Words to the growing girledworld team!

We thought there was no-one better than Melissa to introduce herself!

“My name is Melissa Spurgin and I'm a professional writer, storyteller and grammar enthusiast with more than 10 years’ experience in copywriting, editing and content creation.

Fortunate enough to have spent most of my career in environments that nurture great creative with a conscience, I am passionate about working with organisations that align to my personal values.

I believe in the power of storytelling to connect with people and contribute to the world around me, and can offer any organisation a personable, original and professional service that achieves great results.

Why "Purge Words"?

I'm passionate about purging sentences of clutter, jargon, redundant phrases — while still having fun in the process.

Also: a surname like Spurgin tends to lend itself to some pretty creative nicknames ;)’

For more on Melissa’s ace work see Purge Words.


Melissa will be working with girledworld across strategic communications, research publication (Global Role Models University of Melbourne White Paper 2018) and associated content production.

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