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Alex Allen

Alex Allen

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Editorial Manager at BS&T Digital Limited; Freelance writer and editor, specialising in SEO-optimised, inspirational travel content.

  • Education

    • University of East Anglia

      2011 - 2012
      Master of Arts (M.A.) Creative Writing

      Activities and Societies: UEA Volunteers, publisher's assistant at the Yare Valley Society Published in the UEA Creative Writing Anthology 2012

  • Experience

    • Norwich Institute for Language Education - NILE

      Jun 2012 - Sept 2012
      Social Activities Coordinator

    • Bauer Media

      Jan 2013 - Feb 2013
      Editorial Intern

      Editorial intern at Landscape Magazine

    • Food and Travel

      Jul 2013 - Aug 2014

      • Features Assistant

        Dec 2013 - Aug 2014

      • Editorial Assistant

        Jul 2013 - Dec 2013

    • The Sunday Times Travel Magazine

      Mar 2015 - Sept 2020
      Staff Writer

    • Freelance

      Sept 2020 - now
      Freelance Writer

    • Culture Trip

      Apr 2021 - Feb 2023

      • Editorial Manager

        Apr 2022 - Feb 2023

      • Commissioning Editor

        Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

    • BS&T Digital Limited

      Feb 2023 - now
      Senior Editorial Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Copywriting for Email

      CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
      Dec 2023
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Alex Allen
      AITO Travel Writer of the Year AITO Oct 2021 In October 2021, I won AITO Travel Writer of the Year (under 1,500 words) for an article I wrote for the Sunday Times Travel Magazine about trekking the South West Coast Path.
    • Awarded to Alex Allen
      Consumer Travel Magazine Feature of the Year Visit USA Media Awards 2019 Jul 2019 Won for my 'Roads to Recovery' Big Trip feature, about a personal road trip journey through Nevada, Arizona and Utah
    • Awarded to Alex Allen
      Shortlisted for AITO Young Travel Writer of the Year 2017 AITO Oct 2017 Was surprised and delighted to be shortlisted again this year for the AITO Young Travel Writer of the Year.
    • Awarded to Alex Allen
      Shortlisted for AITO Young Travel Writer of the Year 2016 AITO Oct 2016 Was honoured to join a shortlist of 10 writers to be nominated for this award in 2016
    • Awarded to Alex Allen
      Year Abroad Dissertation Prize UEA May 2009 Was awarded the Year Abroad Dissertation Prize in the final year of my American Literature with Creative Writing BA