About me
I am a half-British, half-Maltese freelance journalist, based in Valencia, Spain. I write about film, art, lifestyle, careers, business trends, start-ups, travel, food & drink and people. My work has been published in The Guardian, Little White Lies, Time Out, Times of Malta, Sunday Circle (the monthly magazine that comes out with The Sunday Times of Malta), TOPIA Magazine, The Malta Independent, Business Spotlight (ZEIT SPRACHEN), Spotlight (ZEIT SPRACHEN), New 7 Wonders, Modern Times Review, ArtsTalk Magazine, ArtDependence, Bournefree and Meer.
Qualifications
Freelance Journalism, British College of Journalism
BA French & German (first class), St. Catherine’s College, University of Oxford
MA Film Studies (distinction), UCL
DipTrans German to English Translation, CIOL
CELTA qualification, LSI Brighton
Grade 8 Speech & Drama (merit), Trinity & Guildhall
Article portfolio
’It was a crazy thing to do’: Alex Camilleri on how he made ordinary fishers the stars of Luzzu
Eastbourne section: 15 best places to visit in the UK in 2023
Ollie Laker: ‘More people have been up Mount Everest than to the rainforest canopy’
GIRLS CAN’T SURF?! Meet the badass women who fought sexism and homophobia in surfing
Abela Brother: The beauty of harmonising
Seaweed entrepreneur — harvesting at sea (only available in print)
”People don’t like to hear it, but it’s a choice”
Should brands take a stance on social issues? (only available in print or behind a paywall)
Jaime Leigh McIntosh: ‘We weren’t stuck in this idea of what the 1920s should look like’
Crossing the Screen (only available in print)
The wigmaker — an alchemy of transformation (only available in print)
Rent before you buy: Clothing rental and the circular economy
Uwijja: A drive for change
Ulm Synagogue, designed by Professor Susanne Gross
Could you live on Mars? (only available in print)
Fashion designer — sewing for sustainability (only available in print)
Promoting peace through global memory
Dream Big. Dive Deep:
A profile of marine archaeologist Darko Kovacevic
Let’s talk about Komodo Dragons: An interview with Professor Bryan Fry
The great paper chase: Supply chain issues in the paper industry
From meat to marrow
A tale of vibes and vines (only available in print)
”I swam into a plastic bag, and it engulfed my head”
Painting with light
Filigree rewired
Curb appeal
Machination: The mind can be a curse (only available in print)
Ellie Archer: The leaf gurl
Table Mountain: ”An adventure park for adults”
Reframing Catholicism through art
Empowerment through reconnection (only available in print)
Perucchetti’s homage to nature
Speaking nature’s language: permaculture in action (available behind the ZEIT SPRACHEN paywall)
Mobile movies
Of paint, pastures and paddles: CloverMill Artist Residency 2021
The dictionary: on its own terms
Finding your voice (only available in print)
The salt of the sea (only available in print)
Diversity manager — creating new pathways
CloverMill artist residency, open studio and pop-up exhibition
Positive mirror talk: flip things around
Forced to flee: Living and working in exile
Holger Seim: Breaking down big ideas (extract from magazine)
Time management made easy (print only)
In the red (only available in print)
The cost of conferences (only available in print)
Is unlimited vacation a good idea? (only available in print)
Musical resilience
Unearthing hidden truths in the Moscow Metro
Unpacking trauma
Biophilia and beyond: An exhibition by Sabrina Debono
The children of the Amazon
”If we millennials don’t feel valued, we will look elsewhere” (only available in print)
”Be open to the road twisting and winding” (only available in print of behind a paywall)
Melita Cameron-Wood 