- Level
- Senior
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Availability
- Locked Pro Plan feature
- Professions
- -
Projects
About me
Bwalya Newton is a Zambian-born, London-based writer, DJ and the founder of women’s basketball team, Hackney Gazelles. The basketball team has been running for 4 years and has now started expanding to Glasgow, South London and Paris. She has been featured in varied publications and platforms such as, ELLE Magazine and ASOS, for her contribution to grassroots sports. As a writer she has interviewed Kobe Bryant, Kendrick Lamar, and others for publications such as LAW, i-D, Brick Magazine and NIKE as well as curated and edited a zine championing the women of the Hackney Gazelles for Miami Art Basel. As a DJ, she co-hosted the night turned online show Gemini. She is a mainstay at artist Kareem Reid’s Body Party and regularly performs for Romance F.C., Mushpit, and Work It.
Locked Pro Plan featureSkills
- Fashion
- Events
- Marketing PR
- Music
- Copywriting
- Editing
- Journalism
- Administration
- Customer Services
- Direct Sales
- Creative
- Editorial Fashion
- Sales Support
- Proofreading
- Popular Culture
People I’ve worked with
Lily-rose Brooks
- Actress
Companies I’ve worked with
Rufus Leonard
- Design
Adidas Group
- Fashion and Textiles
Burberry
- Fashion and Textiles
Marc Jacobs
- Fashion and Textiles
Work history
Currently
Freelance Writer
LAW magazine
- London, United Kingdom
- Freelance
Print publication contributing writer and sub editor for issues 6, 7, 8 and 9. Published feature articles include: Nigerian Lives Matter - an interview with Akinola Davis about the 2015 rally outside the Nigerian embassy. Testing Ground - A feature piece on women's contraception that became a comparative study on men's contraception formatted as a Facebook thread.
2018
Freelance Writer
Dazed & Confused / Dazed Digital
- London, United Kingdom
- Freelance
Online feature on Dazed digital about Moodyman's Soul Skate in collaboration with NTS & Carhartt Wip with an accompanying film.
2016
Freelance Writer
LNCC
- LN-CC (The Basement, 18-24 Shacklewell Ln, London E8 2EZ, UK
- Freelance
Freelance writer for LNCC - uploading product description as well as becoming social media copywriter.
2015
Copywriter
Sadie Williams
- London, United Kingdom
- Freelance
Press release copywriter for designer Sadie Williams' SS/16 collection.
2015
Senior Copywriter
Adidas Group
- London, United Kingdom
- Freelance
Content editor for adidas and Stella McCartney's online zine, a platform created to complete the vision for the brands' adidasstellasport collection. My role also regularly includes creating pieces of original copy for the zine.
2014
Rufus Reinvents Money Contributer
Rufus Leonard
- London, United Kingdom
- Freelance
A hackathon in which myself and the team I was a part of were tasked to present a functional tech prototype and prepare in 5 days a viable business idea on how to reinvent money for the millennial generation.
2014
Sales & PR Associate
Marc Jacobs
- London, United Kingdom
- Full Time
Associate at Marc Jacobs Bookmarc. Personal Shopper securing large and lucrative client roster as well as styling high profile personalities. Assisting at large press events like book launches, coordinating and writing copy for London Bookmarc social media handles. Producing various written press releases and securing content on blogs as well as magazines like Time Out.
2012
PR & Copywriting Intern
Burberry
- London, United Kingdom
- Internship
Assisting at London Fashion Week S/S 2013, liaising with the heads of publishing to coordinate launches and events as well as evaluating press feedback of the brand.
2012
Artist Liaison Lovebox Festival
Lovebox Festival
- London, United Kingdom
- Freelance
Working backstage throughout Lovebox festival as a brand consultant in a gifting tent. This entailed building relationships between various brands (Tia Maria and WAH Nails) and celebrities such as Kelis, Rita Ora and Chaka Khan.
2011
Contributer & Sub Editor
Sabotage Times
- London, United Kingdom
- Freelance
Writer and sub editor of Sabotage Times website, content and social media handles.