Hailing from Fremantle, Western Australia, Megan Palinkas worked in a variety of professions – from music teacher to outback bartender – before becoming a screenwriter. She is most recently credited as story producer and co-executive producer on the darkly comedic crime series RECKLESS (SBS), which premiered to rave reviews in 2025. Primarily known for her work on Netflix’s reboot of HEARTBREAK HIGH, Megan initially served as a script producer on the first season before penning episodes on the second and the upcoming third. With her assistance, the project has achieved great success, most notably winning Best Drama at the 2025 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTAs); the International Emmy Award in the Kids: Live Action category; a 2025 Logie Award nomination and two GLAAD Media Award nominations. As a writer and script editor on the critically acclaimed series THE HEIGHTS (Matchbox), Megan was nominated for an Australian Writers’ Guild award (AWGIE).

Megan has also worked extensively in the children’s television space, writing for the ABC on the live action kid’s series F.A.N.G and PLANET LULIN, the latter of which was nominated for Children’s Production of the Year at the 23rd Annual SPA Awards.

In 2020 Megan was selected for the inaugural cohort of IMPACT Australia – a screenwriting accelerator program founded by Hollywood heavyweights Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Tyler Mitchell, subsequently developing a sci-fi drama series as part of the initiative.  On the iconic Australian serial drama NEIGHBOURS, Megan has written and script edited extensively.