About and contact

I'm a writer, commissioning editor, and editorial and copy consultant for print, digital and social, and a mother to two young sons - but definitely not in that order. 

Much of what I do is pure editorial for newsstand, but I also specialise in working with brands to bring an editorial voice to the branded communication channels, and I have been a guest speaker on branded content for the journalism MA students at City University.

Writing and editing on arts, entertainment, travel and lifestyle, across digital and print, I've contributed to newspapers including The Guardian, The Independent, The Sunday Times and the Financial Times, and to magazines including High Life, Condé Nast Traveller, Supplement, SPIN, MOJO, Elle, Women's Health, Men's Health, Eurostar Metropolitan, The Culture Trip and many others.

I am an Editor for the wonderful branded content house Uncommonly, working with a variety of clients to create editorial in the arts and culture, lifestyle and hospitality spaces, as well as brand positioning and more.

I was previously Editor-in-Chief and Editor for MO Magazine for Mandarin Oriental Group and Deputy Editor of High Life magazine for British Airways, Editor of The London Magazine and Editor of Hotline magazine for Virgin.

As an editor, I have commissioned and edited original content from journalists including Emily Maitlis, Mark Easton, Simon Calder and John Simpson, and from public figures including Tracey Emin and Marie Kondo.

As a writer, my interviewees have often been actors (Kim Cattrall, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Eddie Redmayne, Damian Lewis, Mena Suvari, Dev Patel) and musicians (Ronnie Wood, Debbie Harry, Dolly Parton, Marianne Faithfull, Suzanne Vega, Goldfrapp, Brett Anderson, Duran Duran) but also all kinds of people in the arts, politics (Roy Hattersley, Peter Tatchell), sports (Andy Murray, Team GB athletes) and public life. 

I have an MA (Hons) and BA (Hons) in Social and Political Science from Newnham College, University of Cambridge, winning the Ruth Cohen Award for an Outstanding Dissertation and the Laurie Hart Prize for Consistent Excellence in Writing.

I have been passionate about creating editorial one way or another since I was a teenager, self-publishing (then called  'photocopying') a riot girl zine in the late 90s.

To commission me, you can reach me at
sophygrimshaw at gmail dot com