Matilda Battersby

I am an editor and journalist with more than a decade of experience working for newspapers and magazines. I am currently working at The Bookseller magazine two days a week, freelancing the rest of the week and trying to find time to finish my novel having won the Lucy Cavendish Prize for Fiction 2024.

I spent seven years in-house at The Independent, firstly as a news and features writer, before going on to become digital editor for arts and culture. I was in charge of commissioning, editing and organising coverage for major arts events, from blockbuster book launches and the Turner Prize to Glastonbury festival.

Since going freelance in late 2015 I've written or edited for most of the national newspapers and websites, including the Evening Standard, the i newspaper, The Times, Telegraph, Mail and Guardian.

For five years, I was editor of Popshot Quarterly, an illustrated literary magazine published by the Chelsea Magazine Company. I was managing editor at BBC Earth magazine, Finds editor at HuffPost UK and have worked regularly for Assemble Media as a reporter across its titles.

Sometimes I write or edit content for businesses or agencies, including Google, Zoopla, NatWest, and M&C Saatchi. 

If you'd like to contact me about a story or for work or other inquiries, you can email me at matildabattersby@gmail.com.