Bringing the world to your readers through storytelling – features, web copy, commercial content, reviews and more.
As a freelance journalist for well over a decade, it’s been my responsibility to take the reader on a journey, transporting them to places and experiences. As an editor I hone existing copy with a steely eye for detail and a strong sense of what reads well, eliminating the common ick of clichés and empty phrases to ensure the copy you use works hard and delivers.
Travel has always been my greatest love. Before my career in media I qualified as an IATA consultant, working for airlines and as a travel booker, granting me an insider’s understanding of the industry. But working with words is what I do best.
As well as travel my specialty areas are food and drink (also an integral part of the travel experience), mental health and wellbeing, and the great outdoors.
I’ve travelled all over the world, lived in New Zealand, the UK and Canada, and am happiest when out on a trail or at an airport. Let me bring that devotion and experience into your content, working as a trusted partner to inspire your audience.
WRITING
SUITCASE, Sunday Times Travel, Mr & Mrs Smith, Expedia, Delicious, Lodestars Anthology, Waitrose, Jamie Oliver, Fabulous, Trek & Mountain, Woman, Australian Women’s Weekly, ELLE, Malaysia Airlines, Diriyah, Hotels4U, Westjet, Novakid, Roadtrippers, and more.
EDITING
Former chief sub-editor for Jamie Oliver’s magazine. Freelance for SUITCASE, National Geographic Traveller, National Geographic Food, Courier, Food & Travel, and InStyle, and various independent clients across corporate and creative media.
BOOKS
Author of Things I Learned From Falling, a memoir about modern-day fear and loneliness told through the experience of surviving four days severely injured in the desert. Contributing writer in the Lodestars Anthology book of travel essays, Pathways. Currently working on my second memoir, about walking the length of New Zealand while exploring what we mean when we talk about home.
EVENTS
Developed and ran the Travel Writing Workshop for the 2020 West Cork Literary Festival. Speaker for BLME, Lloyds, OPX Studio, Stanfords Travel Bookshop, the Globetrotters Club, Tararua Tramping Club and the Rosebank Business Association. More on my speaking work here.
I’m always on the lookout for interesting assignments and fresh challenges, so if you’d like to chat about working together please get in touch.
For queries relating to Things I Learned From Falling, please contact my agent, Sarah Williams.