Writer, editor, poet, radio presenter and podcast creator. Interested in environmentally-conscious writing, thinking and creative work, and showcasing the creativity of others. Creator and co-host of Unlatched Podcast, a podcast set up during the lockdown to share spoken word and original music.
Professionally: Production Editor at Cicerone Press, an independent outdoor travel guidebook publisher. Co-host and editor of Footnotes: the Cicerone Podcast and event organiser of Cicerone Live.
Projects
- Cicerone Live - online events to inspire the outdoor communitySet up by Cicerone Press during 2020 summer lockdown to inspire the outdoor community for a time that we could travel and explore the world again. Our guests included plenty of Cicerone authors, talking about walking and hiking routes in England, Wales, Spain, Italy and even Tajikistan. Other special guests include Raynor Winn, bestselling and award winning author of The Salt Path and The Wild Silence. Event content prepared and presented by Amy Hodkin.
- Footnotes: the Cicerone PodcastCreated for Cicerone Press, the UK's largest outdoor travel guidebook publisher. Footnotes: the Cicerone Podcast is a podcast to inspire you about outdoor travel and activities in the UK and across the world. Through conversations with our guidebook authors, team members and other outdoor experts, this podcast offers plenty of inspiration and advice about exploring the outdoors. Organised, edited and co-hosted by Amy Hodkin. Available on the Cicerone website, https://www.cicerone.co.uk/podcast,
- Waterlogged Poetry: Elder BeckBack in 2018, I set off into the Lake District to record a series of site specific poetry films at rivers, tarns and becks. Avoiding the classic lakes, I chose places that I remembered from my childhood in Cumbria. I wanted to explore local and personal history in relation to the physical landscape, and show the relationship between water and Cumbria. The poems were written at the site and edited alongside the footage afterwards. Elder Beck is a stream on Helton Fell, looking down to Pooley Bri
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Projects credited in
- Unlatched Podcast Ep1: Seeking InspirationFeaturing poetry by Jessica Kashdan-Brown, Shakira Morar, Owen Haywood, Alex Scott, Jordan Maxwell Ridgeway and Katie L James. Inspired by other poets, artwork, music and memory, these poems aim to distract, comfort and inspire you during the current lockdown situation.4
- Unlatched Podcast Class of 2020 Special (Ep7)Celebrating writers who graduated in 2020, this episode features poetry, fiction and non-fiction by Clementine Brown, Vanwy Arif MacDonald, Michael Morgan, Mollie Winters and Sara Murray. Our contributors explore the reaches of memory and time, from an eventful night in 1960s New York right up to the present moment, and how it feels to have graduated in the summer of 2020.1
- Unlatched Podcast Ep2: The New and UnfamiliarFeaturing Michael Morgan, Sue Wells, Poingly, Ann Kathryn Kelly and Leanne Moden. Through poetry, music and memoir, Episode 2 of the Unlatched Podcast explores home, haircuts and how to respond to new and unfamiliar situations.2
- Unlatched Podcast Ep3: Canine Thoughts and Familiar HauntsFeaturing Will Horspool (Poetman), Patrick Widdess, Samuel Dodson, James Caton and Gail Webb. Kickstarted by caffeine, this episode explores place, family, love and canine philosophy, ending with a reminder of what to hold onto during difficult times.2
- Unlatched Podcast Ep5: Tales of TravelFeaturing poetry and short fiction by Guy Jones, Tanya Campbell, Joel Russell and Healy Gier and an interview with indie musician Louis Mars about his debut album ‘Teenage Daydreams’. Our performers offer humorous tales of travels to the seaside, nightmarish train journeys and holidays with unsuitable partners, as well as falling in love with the places of our past.2
- Unlatched Podcast Ep6: Hope in Uncertain TimesFeaturing poetry, fiction and non-fiction by Lisa Levytska, Patrick Ofosu, Ann Kathryn Kelly and Callum Churchill and an interview with Jane Barkley Young and Adam Rowley from alt-pop duo The Kind. Our open mic performers reckon with uncertainty and sudden changes in circumstance, while our musician spotlight interview with The Kind discusses their EP ‘Tomorrow’ and creating music during lockdown.1
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Work history
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Production EditorCicerone Press
Kendal, United KingdomFull Time
Cicerone Press is the UK's largest outdoor travel guidebook publisher. As a Production Editor, I am responsible for seeing the book from submission through to proof finalisation. Published projects include: Hiking the Overland Track, Walking in the White Peak - East, Walking on the Greek Islands: the Cyclades, Low-level and easy walking in Snowdonia: South, Walking in the Scottish Borders and Hadrian's Cycleway. Books I am currently working on are Walking in the White Peak - West, Walking in Lancashire, Walking on Corsica and Cycling the Reivers Route.
My role involves:
- Reviewing manuscripts at submission
- Preparing the manuscript and other files for an external copyeditor (Word styling, photo selection, editor checklists, calculating page extents and job fees, negotiating any structural changes with author)
- Preparing the manuscript for conversion to XML
- Checking proofs and communicating graphic amends to the designers
- Editing content in both XML and InDesign
- Guiding author through whole production process
- Writing relevant biblio text including ONIX short descriptions, AI sheets for trade customers, website book page content and press releases
- Editing author's cover and back cover text
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App DevelopmentCicerone Press
- Kendal, United KingdomInternship
Month long internship at Cicerone Press, the largest outdoor travel guide publisher in the UK. I worked to develop, design and test an app's functionality to use alongside guidebooks, which is due for launch in 2020.
Skills
- Podcast Production
- Audio Editing
- Proofreading
- Copywriting
- Project Management
- Editorial Management
- Interviewing
- Podcasting
- Poetry
- Editorial Publishing
Education
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MA English LiteratureUniversity of Bristol
- Bristol, United Kingdom
Studies focused on environmental literature and the importance of storytelling in promoting care for the more-than-human world and targeting ecological crises.
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BA Honours English with Creative WritingWarwick University
- Coventry, United Kingdom
Graduated with a First in BA English Literature and Creative Writing