General writing

Articles for the media | Copy for the web | Other

With a degree in the English language and five years' professional experience in the public, political and not-for-profit sectors, I specialise in making complex subjects accessible to a general audience.

Articles for the media

My writing has been published in pretty much every UK national newspaper as well as much of Yorkshire's regional and local press.

Regular column in The Guardian (view sample)
Regular column in The Sprout (view sample)
Regular column in New Statesman (view sample)

Copy for the web

I have been writing professionally for the web for nearly eight years.

My work on the website of Richard Corbett MEP was nominated for the New Statesman New Media Awards 2005, with the judges' comment "keeps constituents well informed at all times. Superb".

WSJ The associated blog, which I launched in 2004 and copywrote and edited until 2006, was recently voted one of Europe's top ten political blogs by the Wall Street Journal. Craig Winniker of the WSJ commented, "between reading all the fun and frivolous blogs it's worthwhile checking out something as sober and sincere as MEP Richard Corbett's".

Web copy for Karen Hilltribes Trust (view site)
Web copy for Richard Corbett MEP (view site)
Blogging for Richard Corbett MEP (view site)
Articles for UK's National Railway Museum website (view sample)
Regular contributions to Wikipedia (view sample - note that Wikipedia articles are frequently edited and modified by other users)

Other work for a general audience

Fundraising and publicity materials for an international charity
Newsletters (view sample - PDF, 4MB)
Programme notes (view sample)
Annual Reports and financial records
IT support documentation
Information packs for volunteers

Much of my academic writing, particularly in philosophy, has been aimed at a general audience. View my academic portfolio >>

I am also a keen creative writer. View my creative writing portfolio >>

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