Hi! I’m a freelance journalist, writer and editor, as well as the features director at ELLE Australia magazine.
Over the past 18 years, I’ve written for many publications (see below for a list) specialising in science, nature, travel, women’s lifestyle, books and culture. I love interviewing people and have written many real-life and celebrity profiles.
Career highlights: speaking to Björk for more than an hour about everything under the sun; interrupting Ewan McGregor for a chat while he was fixing up one of his motorbikes; diving off a boat into turquoise Mediterranean waters on a Greek island press trip; and bush-bashing through one of Australia’s national parks with an Indigenous ranger looking for art sites.
Some of my copywriting clients are listed below – I specialise in science and nature organisations, as well as universities.
I also speak at and host events, as well as conducting on-stage interviews at events. I’ve been a frequent radio guest over the years, speaking about my stories.
Check out my newsletter about connecting with nature – plenty of nature book reviews and other good nature stuff.
Clients
Magazines, newspapers and websites:
- Australian Geographic
- ELLE Australia
- Escape
- Harper’s BAZAAR
- Marie-Claire
- Grazia (both UK and Australian editions)
- Who
- Nine News
- Sunday Style (and its later incarnation, Stellar)
Organisations:
- The Wilderness Society
- Guardian Labs (sponsored content vertical)
- University of Sydney
- Royal Institution of Australia (national scientific not-for-profit)
- STEM Matters (STEM communications agency)
- Parachute Digital (digital marketing agency for not-for-profits)
Professional Writing and Editing Experience
- Magazine articles covering women’s lifestyle; books and culture; travel; science and nature
- Advertorials
- Native content
- Website copy for businesses
- Blog posts for businesses
- Marketing material for businesses
Qualifications
- BA (Hons) Classics & English, Oxford University (Trinity College)
- Magazine Journalism Certificate, National Council for the Training of Journalists
- Unlocking Creativity course, The Writers’ Studio
- First Draft Novel and Script course, The Writers’ Studio
- Feature Writing course, University of California Berkeley
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