Ismay Atkins, freelance writer, journalist, editor, blogger Cornwall

Experienced project  editor, travel journalist  and guidebook author
for freelance writing commissions, project  editing and copy-editing.

For more about my work, please  contact ismay@ismayatkins.com.

* Independent on Sunday
* I-escape.com * food magazine (Cornwall) * Mr & Mrs Smith
* 10best.com * Rough Guide
* Time Out London * Time Out
Guides * Independent on Saturday
* Metro London * Content Works
* Quarto 1001 Series

Rough Guide to South America on a Budget, published April 2009. Chapters on Buenos Aires and Iguazu. Click here to buy.

Author of web-based travel guide to Buenos Aires for 10best (10best.com): sights, shops, restaurants, culture and nightlife.

24-Hour Room Service

Falmouth Townhouse, Cornwall. Published in The Independent on Saturday 8 Aug 2009

“Falmouth has long been one of Cornwall's artiest enclaves. In 2005, the town's School of Art was reborn as University College Falmouth, highly regarded in the fields of media, art and design. The academic upgrade has given the town a contemporary, youthful edge that can be hard to find in Cornwall's more traditional seaside towns. All the more fitting, then, that someone has finally pulled back the seaside chintz and furnished Falmouth with its first boutique hotel” Click here to read the whole article.

Editor of Time Out Adventure! – Earth’s Most Thrilling Experiences, published in July 2009. An inspirational, visually enticing book with full-colour photography throughout, and stimulating, in-depth travel writing from the Time Out stable of writers. To buy a copy, visit www.timeout.com/shop

Taking locally sourced food to the next level,
foraging is on the up.

“I am focusing intently on a busy Cornish hedgerow: layer upon tangled layer of wild flowers and humble-looking leaves are squabbling for space, none of them looking remotely edible…” Words and images published in Time Out London magazine, August 2009. Click here to download a scan of the article in full. www.fathen.org

For my images of Fat Hen’s Wild Food
weekend, click here.

earth’s most thrilling experiences

Cornwall author and photographer for the new Time Out Camping: Our Favourite Sites in Britain. Published in January 2010.

Time Out applies its expertise
to the world of camping with comprehensive reviews of 100 fantastic campsites in England, Scotland and Wales.

Co-author of the new Time Out Guide to Devon & Cornwall.

"Time Out Devon & Cornwall" takes you straight to the most inspiring destinations, from spectacular beaches to grand gardens and stately homes; the best places to stay, eat and drink, and the most compelling sights, villages and landscapes.
Out 1 April 2010.

“Delicate microgreens, heirloom tomatoes and French heritage strawberries ... it’s no wonder that some of the South West’s most prestigious restaurants can’t get enough of produce from Buttervilla Growers. Ismay Atkins met its champion of small-scale horticulture, Robert Hocking.”

Interview with Robert Hocking published in food magazine; March 2010. Read the full article here.

‘Coeliacs will be all too familiar with crumbly cakes and strange-tasting flours – not so at the Fore Street Deli in St Ives, whose owner has spent years perfecting his gluten-free rich chocolate cake and coconut St Clements.’ Click here to read the full article.

Read the article published in food magazine (Devon & Cornwall), January 2010

contact ismay@ismayatkins.com