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| Writer and journalist for 45 years. Spent 15 years on Sunday Times, mostly during Harold Evans era, freelance since early 1980s. Often works in partnership with wife Leni. Keen hillwalker, completed Munros in 1998. Educated Dulwich College and University College Oxford. Lives with Leni in South London, has two children and four grandchildren.
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| As well as writing, works as journalism trainer and consultant at a range of magazine publishers in the UK and overseas. Trained numerous journalists on the award-winning magazine Building. Chaired judging panel for consumer writer of the year at the Periodical Publishers Association awards. With Leni, runs a range of journalism and writing courses - see www.peterleni.com
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| Currently writing for the Sunday Times Magazine and the Mail on Sunday, as well as specialist outdoor magazines and Travel Trade Gazette. Has written for most national UK newspapers and numerous magazines. Writes books and works as researcher and assistant producer in television projects. Increasingly active as journalism consultant and trainer.
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OWG awards for excellence as follows:
1992 Portfolio of News Stories
1994 Outdoor Book - Everest anthology
1995 (with Leni Gillman) Technical Reporting
1996 (with Leni Gillman) Feature
1998 Feature
2006 Feature
Plus: Boardman/Tasker Award 2000, with Leni Gillman, for The Wildest Dream
Outdoor books include:
Everest, 80 Years of Triumph and Tragedy (anthology, 2001)
The Wildest Dream (George Mallory biography, 2000)
Eiger Direct (1966)
Plus other biographies (e.g. Alias David Bowie) and contemporary history (Collar the Lot!).
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| Main areas of interest | |
| Everest and 8000m peaks, George Mallory and Everest history, Munros, Scotland, hill-walking, access, mountain safety; travel, especially Europe, US, Middle East, Australia/NZ.
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