Rowan Pelling
Rowan Pelling | |
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Born | |
Nationality | British |
Education | Walthamstow Hall |
Alma mater | St Hugh's College, Oxford |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 1990s–present |
Known for | journalist, broadcaster, editor |
Rowan Dorothy Pelling (born 17 January 1968) is a British
Education
Pelling was educated at
Life and career
After graduating, Pelling worked at the satirical magazine Private Eye. She briefly carried out research for Shirley Porter’s legal team during the Homes for Votes scandal, talking to Andrew Hosken when he was carrying out his investigation into Porter.[1] She went on to work for GQ magazine, where she met her future husband Angus Mackinnon.[2] In 1997 she transformed Jamie Maclean's Erotic Print Society's slim foolscap newsletter into the Erotic Review, a popular magazine whose circulation peaked at over 30,000. She sold the magazine in 2004.[3]
Pelling has contributed to a variety of newspapers and magazines, including regular columns for the .
In 2017 Pelling launched a new magazine, The Amorist, branded as "for devotees of love & passion".[6][7] It switched from print to online-only after seven months.[8]
References
- ISBN 978-1-86207-809-3. p. 317.
- ^ Matthew Bell, "'Erotic Review' goes for cybersex", The Independent on Sunday 6 June 2010
- ^ Tait, Simon (13 June 2009). "'Erotic Review' back to titillate – and educate". The Independent. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Heard, Chris (26 August 2004). "Booker judge hails writing talent". BBC News | Entertainment. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Columnists: Rowan Pelling". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Issue 1 is at large!". The Amorist. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Mayhew, Freddy (11 December 2017). "Erotic magazine The Amorist moves online-only after seven issues in print". Press Gazette. Retrieved 22 February 2019.