I spent 16 years writing and editing for national newspapers, working on news, showbiz, diary, health and features. I left to train as a teacher and wrote extensively for the Times Educational Supplement before leaving the classroom to train in deaf communication.
My specialisms are education and health. I'm a copywriter for an education website and I work for health websites and magazines. I've spent the last 18 months writing about addiction for a rehab centre, so I'm pretty clued up on that.
I've edited more than 50 non-fiction books and I commission authors for Pen and Sword Books.
I split my time between working as a lipspeaker (providing communication support for deaf and hard-of-hearing people who don't use sign language), editing books and copywriting. I occasionally do some journalism and I also run a craft and streetfood market.
Contact details
- Advertisements
- Brochures and leaflets
- Content marketing
- Content strategy
- Copy-editing
- Digital and SEO copywriting
- PR and Journalism
- Product descriptions
- Tone of voice
Skills
- B2B
- Charities
- Consumer goods
- Education
- Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
- Lifestyle
- Politics and Society
- Science and Technology
Specialisms
Qualifications & Awards
BA (Hons) English and Drama, 2:1 (Leeds, 1994)PGCE in post-compulsory education (Institute of Education, 2013)
Level 3 Lipspeaking [deaf communication]
British Sign Language levels 1 & 2
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