About me

I am a confident and ambitious graduate with experience in writing compelling and engaging copy that has been published. A finalist of the VOGUE talent contest and winner of the George Gissing Memorial Prize for Fiction 2020, my ability to articulate my opinions with strength and style is something I take great pride in. I have experience in leading a team with a creative brief and generating work independently, and have worked in film, publishing, hospitality and event management. Check out my blog for examples of my writing and follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/lydiarostant and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydia-rostant-9166341a3/

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Projects

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  Why Half Nelson is Ryan Gosling’s finest work - and an arguement for the apathetic anti-hero …This week I wrote about the often-overlooked 2006 film Half Nelson, featuring the emphatic Mr Gosling in a turn that defines him as one of the best actors working today. Have a read!
• An Amateur Guide to Etymology in The Lemming Zine, Issue 2Here's something I wrote for The Lemming Zine, Issue 2. The Lemming Zine is a great Manchester-based Zine, featuring work from young writers, accompanied by some fantastic cartoons.
• A Republic of Innocence? What short films teach us about childhood.Featuring Jane Campion's 'The Water Diary', Andrea Arnold's 'Wasp' and Lynne Ramsay's 'Gasman'.
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  ‘All women want love right?’ Reading the signs of sexual subjectivity in Jane Campion’s In the CutI wrote about graffiti, Meg Ryan and female sexual subjectivity on screen for my latest blog post .... Campion deconstructs the central conceit of female sexuality in her smouldering 2003 thriller. Read it here: https://thepristineinnerexperience.wordpress.com/2021/02/10/157/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lydiarostant
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  'The Colour of Nothing' - what William Eggleston teaches us about beauty and silenceHello! I have another blog post for you - this time I wrote about the photographer William Eggleston and why his work is so relevant today! You can read it here: https://thepristineinnerexperience.wordpress.com/2021/01/22/125/ 'One of the most prolific American photographers of the last century, William Eggleston’s images are parables of banal beauty.' Follow me on Twitter: https://lnkd.in/gJ_AenZ
• Morvern Callar and the refusal of Sentimentality - Candid Orange MagazineHad a lot of fun writing an opinion piece/ film review on one of my favourite directors Lynne Ramsay's film Morvern Callar, for Candid Orange magazine. Working with Candid Orange allowed me great insight into the world of pitching, editing and the general trails of freelance writing! Check it out below, https://candidorangemagazine.com/2020/12/29/morvern-callar-and-the-refusal-of-sentimentality/

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Work history

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Digital ReporterManchester Literature Festival
Sep 2020Manchester, United KingdomFreelance
Worked as a Digital Reporter for Manchester Literature Festival 2020. The role involved reviewing a MLF event (in this case, Kae Tempest in conversation with Max Porter) and generating work of a high standard, with a 4-5 day turnover. The review can be found here: https://blog.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/2020/11/review-kae-tempest-in-conversation-with-max-porter/

Skills

• Editing
• Copy
• Concept
• Freelance Writing
• Collaborating
• Journalism
• Research
• Web Content

Education

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BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative WritingThe University of Manchester
Aug 2017 - May 2020Manchester, United Kingdom

Awards

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George Gissing Memorial Prize for Fiction 2020The University of Manchester
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VOGUE Talent CompetitionVogue UK
• Secured a finalist place in the annual VOGUE competition held for writers. Wrote three editorial-length opinion pieces and was invited to spend a day at the VOGUE offices with the editorial team. • Gained insight into the inner-workings of the Condé Nast publishing house, communicated in a confident and intuitive manner with the team and improved my knowledge of the editorial industry.