Sophie Baker Email & Phone Number

Cambourne, Cambridgeshire

Editor of members' magazine Local Wildlife.

I write reviews, perform my poetry and am open to creative and collaborative commissions. I have worked as Poet Mentor on the 2011 Well Versed programme, working with teachers to develop their creativity in order to improve their teaching of poetry within the confines of the curriculum and Poet Shadow on the 2012 Shake the Dust project run by Apples and Snakes, working with a group of young poets to facilitate their writing and performing of poetry at regional and national poetry slams.I am one of the founding editors of poetry magazine, Butcher’s Dog and have had poems published in various magazines including magma, Smiths Knoll, Poetry London and The Rialto. I have also performed at venues around the country and festivals including Durham Book Festival, Ledbury Poetry Festival and StAnza.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

I am available for design work including for fliers/labels etc. and typesetting. I have plenty of experience in all Adobe products and as a freelancer have undertaken label design for oils, flier design for freelance practitioners and typesetting anthologies of poetry/short stories. I am also working as Production Editor for the established poetry magazine Butcher's Dog.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities included: devising and carrying out on- and offline marketing plans for Mslexia’s magazine and projects (competitions/writer’s diary) in conjunction with the Marketing Director and monitoring progress of said campaigns; Project managing the production of an annual Writer’s Diary; Taking the magazine and annual Writer’s Diary through production and to press; Designing incoming and outgoing advertising and marketing materials (visual and copywriting); Website maintenance and development; Social media and blog management; Maintenance of a marketing and customer database; Technical assistance within the office.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Responsible for subscription management and project administration, as well as support with the company website and social media. Also the Listings Editor for the magazine and the website.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Day-to-day admin and customer services, as well as some editorial work and support with projects.

Creative Writing Ma, Poetry, Writing

English Studies