My writing portfolio

Dr Anthea Lacchia

Do you need a science or nature writer, a content writer or a journalist? I have over 15 years of professional writing experience, covering stories about science, environment, animals, nature, fossils, science policy, research culture and universities for a number of outlets, including the Guardian, Noteworthy, the Journal.ie, Nature, the Irish Times, RTE', Wings, Mountaineering Ireland's Mountain Log magazine, Passive House plus magazine, and Green News. Most recently, I worked as Ireland Correspondent for Research Professional, covering research policy news in Ireland (2021-2023).

I'm a regular contributor to DK's science books for children and adults. Titles worked on include: Water Cycles, Life Cycles, The Science of the Earth, Timelines of Everything, and Knowledge Encyclopedia Earth.

I love to write creatively about nature, including for literary magazines such as Tamarind and Consilience (poetry). Over the years, I've produced and presented audio for BBC's Digital Planet programme. I have an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London, a Diploma in Journalism from the National Council for the Training of Journalists in the UK, and a certificate in creative non-fiction writing from University of Cambridge.

I've won a number of awards and grants for my writing and science communication work (SFI Science Writer of the Year at the SMEDIAS in 2015, Erice Science Journalism fellowship 2020). I'm a member of the ABSW (Association of British Science Writers) and of the ISTJA (Irish Science and Technology Journalists Association).

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Email me about writing opportunities: anthealacchia(at)gmail(dot)com