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Melissa Muldoon

Melissa Muldoon

Author, Artist, Italian Language & Art Blogger

In the News!

Meeting Sophia Loren and, speaking with her in Italian & receiving a handwritten letter from her!

Melissa Muldoon with Sophia Loren

Studentessa Matta was featured in the Austin Statesman and the USA Today Network picks up the article

Read the Austin Statesman Article Online

Studentessa Matta Blog
Awarded Best Resource to Learn Italian

Tutorful Link

Studentessa Matta featured in Magazine –
February 2021 Edition

L’Italo-Americana Article

The Secret Life of Sofonisba Anguissola Book Club selection of the month by Dream of Italy Book Club
Author Interview April 7, 2021


Studentessa Matta Blog Ranked Top 100 Language Lovers BLogs by Bab.La/Lexiophiles

Studentessa Matta Blog
Ranked Top 100 Language Lovers Blogs by Bab.La/Lexiophiles

In previous years the site was also Awarded
and Recognized as a Top Language Learning Blog
bab.la | Lexiophiles.com Top Language Learning Blogs in World: 
2010 – Top 100 Language Blogs
2011 Top 100 Language Blogs
2012 #22 out of 100 Top Blogs
2013 #6 Twitter Feed & #8 Language Blog
2014 Twitter Feed Nominated


2021 Book Awards


Eternally Artemisia winner of Reader Views 2021 Gold Award For Adult Classic Fiction

“The Secret Life of Sofonisba Anguissola” Winner
of Reader Views Silver Award 2021 Historical Fiction

The Secret Life of Sofonisba Anguissola Winner of Reader Views 2021 Silver Award For Historical Fiction

“Eternally Artemisia
Winner of Reader Views Gold Award 2021 Adult Classic Fiction



2019 Book Awards


Waking Isabella Winner of Reader Views 2019 Silver Award for Literary Fiction

Waking Isabella Winner of Reader Views
2019 Literary Fiction Award SECOND PLACE

Waking Isabella & Melissa Muldoon with Reader Views host Sheri Hoyt


2018 Book Awards


Dreaming Sophia Winner of Reader Views 2018 Gold Award Literary Fiction

Dreaming Sophia Winner of Reader Views
2018 Literary Fiction
Award FIRST PLACE

Dreaming Sophia & Melissa Muldoon with Reader Views host Sheri Hoyt


Featured on Wiki.ezvid.com: 6 Female Authors with Strong Passionate Voices

Featured on Wiki.ezvid.com: 6 Female Authors
with Strong Passionate Voices by Sheila O’Neill 8/2020



Feature on the Maria Liberati Show
2021

Featured on the Maria Liberati Show
Where Food Meets Art, Travel and Life



2019 Presentation of Waking Isabella
in Arezzo, Italy




2019 & 2023 Eternally Artemisia Featured Book
of the Month Women’s Writers




2017 – 2020 Book Presentations
Italy & U.S., Rome, Montepulciano, Arezzo,
San Francisco, Austin




2017 Guest Speaker at the
Italian Institute in San Francisco




2013 & 2014 Italy Magazine Blogging Awards

2014 Italy Magazine Blogger Award BEST SINGLE POST: ART & Culture
2013 Italy Magazine Blogger Award “Best Art & Culture Blog”


2014 Voice of Italy

Voice of Italy @I_am_Italy twitter feed (2014) (the rotation curation Twitter project for Italy). February 9-16, 2014 – Week 58: Mattia project coordinator, writes: “Melissa, I have to say it was a really interesting week! I liked the variety of your comments! The week has ended, but this does not mean the end of the collaboration; you can continue interacting with the page, the project and spreading the word! We’ll continue following you @italiamelissa, for sure! Do the same, folks! 🙂


Radio Interviews with Melissa


Radio Interview with Cher Hale about how Melissa went Matta for Italian

Eternally Artemisia — Melissa Muldoon with Reader Views host Sheri Hoyt

2015 Interview for INSPIRERY

Inspirery Melissa Muldoon Chief Creative Studentessa Matta

2015 Interview for IdeaMensch

IdeaMensch Melissa Muldoon La Studentessa Matta

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