Writing Portfolio

The following portfolio provides examples of copywriting carried out in both a professional context and a voluntary capacity.

Articles:

Quality Service: appeared in CEDC in action newsletter promoting the work of CEDC (now called ContinYou), a national educational charity: InAction.pdf (119kb)
Documentation news: commissioned by the Museums Association for the Museums Journal: mj.pdf (92kb)
A Qurbani Eid Meal: written for educational publication to accompany The Muslim World Exhibition at Leicester Museum: Qurbani.pdf (196kb)
Postcard from Venice: review of Picasso exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi Museum, Venice, submitted to the Museums Journal (unpublished): Venice.pdf (6kb)
Let's trade!: written in response to a request for information about Coventry Local Exchange and Trading System, for an article featured in BBC Good Homes Magazine, February 2009. BBC_blurb.doc (106kb)
Not Going Out: review of BBC1 comedy (unpublished). NotGoingOut.doc (111kb)

for Page & Moy Ltd, tour operators, Leicester: PMHolyland.pdf (537kb), PMSardinia.pdf (122kb), PMSpecial.pdf (142kb), PMWashington.pdf (137kb)
for Coventry Local Exchange and Trading Systems: LETS_flyer_gen.pdf (326kb), LETS_flyer08.pdf (142kb), covlets_poster.pdf (56kb)

promoting The Pollard Trail, an interactive heritage trail devised by Triangle Performing Arts: PRlocal.doc (162kb), PRnational.doc (163kb). The press releases attracted the attention of the local media, leading to a feature on Central TV news and to articles in the Coventry Observer and the Coventry Evening Telegraph: cet01.pdf (171kb), and cet02.pdf (79kb), Observer.pdf (103kb)
promoting Coventry Local Exchange and Trading Systems (LETS) Open Day: LETS.pdf (115kb)
for Salford and Trafford Groundwork Trust: S&Tpress.pdf (103kb)

Sample pages from publication about the history of Old Trafford during the 19th century – based on MA thesis: OT_book.pdf (79kb)
Orphan Annie: Life in the Liverpool Blue Coat 1921 – 1928 – private publication based on the childhood memories of Mrs Annie Grice: Bluecoat.pdf (158kb)
Highfields in the blitz: article researched, written and edited for First Tuesday, a newsletter for members of the Highfields Association of Residents and Tenants, Leicester: Highfields.pdf (PDF, 79kb)
Copywriting for outdoor panels interpreting the history of Worsley, for the Salford and Trafford Groundwork Trust: Worsley.pdf (70kb)
Let's get geophysical: article for the Local Heritage Initiative website www.lhi.org.uk: LHI.pdf (63kb)
The Derwent Valley – the crucible of the Industrial Revolution: article for the Local Heritage Initiative website (unpublished): LHI_Derwent.pdf (285kb)

Sample pages from:

MA thesis: Anatomy of a neighbourhood: suburban change in Old Trafford 1860 – 1905: MAthesis.pdf (83kb)
BA dissertation: Art Deco and a conservative Staffordshire tableware industry
Art_Deco.pdf (284kb)

Contribution to Making Stuff: an alternative craft book published by Black Dog publishing in association with the Guardian 2006: bdp.pdf (34kb)