Contributing Writers

We’re real writers committed to storytelling and the written word. All of our contributors have a passion for storytelling. With varying educational backgrounds in creative writing, journalism, English, and more, our writers are dedicated to sharing their knowledge with others who have the same passion.

Mel Beasley

Mel Beasley has a bachelor’s in creative writing and journalism from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He brings 9+ years of digital marketing and writing experience to the table by writing for publications such as Lumina News and Encore Magazine. He spent 2 years as a college-level writing tutor, and is a certified writing tutor through the CRLA, which is a prestigious cert recognized by the Association for the Coaching & Tutoring Profession. He is a professional SEO blogger with experience writing for brands such as Boardworks Education and The Greater Wilmington Business Journal. One of his latest website and marketing projects has been building the website for the now New York Times Bestselling author, Nina de Gramont.

Shaley Moreira

Shaley is an aspiring author and avid reader. She began her Instagram page @2reador2write in order to share her two greatest passions: reading and writing. When she’s not working on her novel, she’s busy reading others! She loves sharing her thoughts on books she’s read and creating “book art” which consists of making shapes and scenes out of books and attempting to squash herself into weird and challenging positions! When she’s not making crazy book shapes, writing or reading, she’s attempting to keep her curious 18-month-old alive and out of trouble as a stay at home mom.

Beasley Nester

Beasley is native to North Carolina but claims no town as her own. She has her BFA in creative writing and a certificate of publication from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where she also minored in Spanish. Beasley’s favorite thing to write is fantasy fiction. Beasley has had the opportunity to dabble in many fields in her 26 years: traveling the world, modeling for top fashion houses, and earning a writing degree. Putting her found passions together, she created this site for people to find fashion ideas and writing tips, as well as her professional work ranging from her modeling career to published pieces.

Rachelle Scott

Rachelle obtained her BFA in creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in popular fiction and publishing at Emerson College. In addition to her contributions to Writer’s Hive Media, Rachelle teaches adult learning courses in English and history.

Emmi Conner

Emmi holds a BFA in creative writing from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She’s been published in Adelaide Literary Magazine, and Atlantis Magazine. Emmi has written multiple articles for Writer’s Hive in the academic section with topics about MLA, APA, and Chicago Style essay writing.

Lee Iapalucci

Lee is a photographer and videographer who has a passion for storytelling through visual art. He enjoys travel photo and video and has plans to capture the world through a lens a lot more in the near future. He currently lives on the east coast and works full time as a marketing coordinator for a university, while occasionally collaborating with Writer’s Hive Media to shoot video author interviews. He enjoys outdoor adventures, working out, and deep conversations.