Zena Alkayat
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Zena Alkayat

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Zena Alkayat

PublisherLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I am a book publisher, journalist and the founder of Bloom – a magazine celebrating gardening and nature. My career started at Metro and Time Out London, where I was a culture writer and features editor, before moving into publishing. I launched book lists and commissioned award-winning, trend-led titles in the categories of cookery, drink, gardening, travel, craft and narrative non-fiction for companies including Octopus and Hardie Grant. As a freelancer, I continue to commission books for big publishing houses. I also project manage, copy edit and write editorial and branded content for companies including Hearst, Hachette, Ink and more. I founded Bloom in autumn 2018, creating a fresh, modern magazine for gardening and nature lovers. Bloom mixes hardworking how-tos with thought-provoking stories, from growing tip top tomatoes to the role of nature in our psychiatric wards. It has more than 100 international stockists. Check it out on instagram @bloom_the_magazine
Projects credited in
  • Bloom Magazine
    Bloom MagazineOne of the most tasteful, elegant, and beautiful nature magazines out there - Bloom Magazine. I was commissioned to provide images for issue 7, How To Make A Living Arch.
  • The Glasshouse | bloom magazine | autumn/winter 2023
    The Glasshouse | bloom magazine | autumn/winter 2023Editorial feature on award-winning social enterprise The Glasshouse, who offer female ex-offenders horticultural training and employment in association with The Ministry of Justice.
  • Growing greener | bloom magazine | spring/summer 2023
    Growing greener | bloom magazine | spring/summer 2023Editorial feature on sustainble plant nurseries and growers for the spring/summer issue of biannual print title, bloom.