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Simon Savidge

Simon Savidge

Editor, Savidge ReadsLiverpool, United Kingdom
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Simon Savidge

Simon Savidge

Editor, Savidge ReadsLiverpool, United Kingdom
Professions
  • Artist
  • Journalist
  • Event Manager
LevelMid Level
About me
Simon was previously the travel and lifestyle editor of a UK mens magazine he now runs the Savidge Reads blog and contributes to several literary and lifestyle magazines and tries to get in the broadsheets too. Simon is also co-founder and Honorary Director of The Green Carnation Prize (for LGBT writing) now in association with Foyles. In 2013 he also became one of the judges on the inaugural panel of The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize and was the inaugural Guest Editor for Fiction Uncovered. He is also one of the voices of The Readers Podcast, Hear… Read This, and goes it alone every fortnight with You Wrote The Book a podcast in conversation with authors. He was one of the judges for Fiction Uncovered 2015. He is also the Commercial Lead for Media Partnerships for Culture Liverpool.
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Projects
  • International; Festival For Business
    International; Festival For BusinessIFB 2014 was a global showcase for great British business and the largest business festival in the world in 2014. The 50-day festival in Liverpool attracted 68,600 business attendees from 92 countries at 415 events including the British Business Embassy hosted by UK Trade & Investment at St George’s Hall, the BT Global City Leaders’ summit and the Santander SME summit. Other highlights from the inaugural festival included: Accelerate 2014, Made in the UK, The Global University of the 21st Century and a whole series of UKTI led events and exhibitions at The IFB International Trade Hub.
  • LIMF Summer Jam
    LIMF Summer JamLIMF (Liverpool International Music Festival) is the largest free music festival in Europe.
  • LIMF
    LIMFLIMF (Liverpool International Music Festival) is the largest free music festival in Europe.
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Work history
    Editor & Savidge Reads
    Running and managing Savidge Reads blog which now gets over 50,000 unique visitors a month, also runs two podcasts in conjuncture with it.
    2015 Judge
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    Judging this years Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize. The Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize is an annual prize awarded to eight British writers of outstanding works of fiction – novels, short stories and graphic novels. It is supported by Arts Council England and funded by the National Lottery. I am currently reading the submissions.
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Skills
  • Commercial
  • Events
  • Marketing PR
  • Journalism
  • Creative
  • Excel
  • Office
  • Sales Account Management
  • Content and Media Writing
  • Media Partnership Management
Education
    Gcse’s
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