Journalism Portfolio
Samples of published work across digital and print, specialist press, national and European publications. I also attach samples from my own lifestyle blog where relevant to showcase different types of projects I can work on.
Featured Portfolio - Creative Bloq
Creative Bloq is a Future Publishing website aimed at anyone working in the creative field. It covers art, animation, digital art and craft, film making, branding, and other creative industries. Tips, advice, and inspiration for those in creative industries or wanting to be. I started contributing in 2024.
Published articles:
-Turning art into merchandise.
-Typography week articles here and here.
Featured Portfolio - Air Malta
I contributed music and culture features and researched destination guides to Il Bizzilla, Air Malta's Inflight Magazine. these featured local musicians and bands, a dance school, authors setting books in Malta, and guides to selected routes that Air Malta flew to. A selection of those articles are below.
-Madrid, Prague, Lyon, and Geneva destination guides.
- Claire Agius - travel TV presenter feature.
- International DJ Tenishia, Singer Matthew James, and The Travellers music features.
Featured Portfolio - Reader's Digest
I contributed a number of features to the U.K. website before it's closure including some music round-up features, and articles that resonated around the publishing/book industry and event accessibility. There were a few other surprises as well, which are all linked below.
-Outdoor photography tips - content to run alongside a photography competition.
- Saving an inheritance - some of the options for saving or investing - pensions, premium bonds, savings options.
- Why we should buy and borrow books legitimately - the impact of book piracy.
- Respecting women's romantic fiction (and why some people don't).
- Music features on European music acts and sub-genre music acts to watch.
-How live music is improving access for fans.
Featured Portfolio - Wanderlust
Both these articles appeared on the Wanderlust website, with one making it in to a special print edition booklet on Saudi and the Middle East.
- Shopping for traditional Saudi art and craft.
Additional Samples
Details and/or samples from some of the other publications I have contributed to, grouped by niche.
Art, Craft, and Hobbies
Art and craft is a big passion of mine, and one I am lucky to explore as a maker and seller, former design team member for several craft companies, and now through work.
- RSPB Wild Times Magazine - Written tutorials, photo's during creation, and a finished project aimed at 0-6 audience. To date - leaf art British animals, seashell castanets and a deer crown tutorial have been published.
- Prima - Acrylic painting techniques, and an adaptable party invitation idea projects for their U.K website. Design, photography, tutorials, and painting techniques involved.
- Photo gallery - a showcase of some of my art and craft. A mix of for fun, for sale, and for work projects to showcase my experience.
Start ASL Review - A review of an American Sign Language Course for Top Ten Reviews.
Books
Film Tie-in Books - Film Stories Magazine
Health and Well-being
This Cook Can - Liv Austen on Endometriosis and her Food Journey (Delish U.K, 2021).
Music journalism and mental health - my story. - Open Mind Magazine.
From the archive
In the fast-moving media world, publications, websites, or sections within them can close, or opportunities can just be short-term. Here I wanted to share a few past clients, and some archive material that still resonates with me, and reminds me of proud writer moments.
Past client list includes: The Overtake, Crafty Magazine (national title), IdeasTap, The Essex Chronicle, Scene Magazine (county lifestyle title), Balance Life (local lifestyle), 3-Mobile Hub, Top Ten Reviews (Future Publishing), Music.co.uk, and BBCi Essex (volunteer music writer).
Jamie Cullum Interview - Music.co.uk.
Tribute Bands Article - The Overtake.
Local Event Round-up - 2007 Balance Life.
Alison Norrington Author Interview - Balance Life Magazine.
Music review samples - Essex Chronicle.
Crafty Magazine - Selling in Pop-up Shops.