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Here's a quiz for you: What are you looking for in a freelance journalist?

A) An enthusiastic and knowledgable freelance journalist with a proven track record of filing stunning copy to a short deadline?

B) A fearless writer whose work has appeared in Newtype USA, EDGE, NEO, X360, 360 Gamer, Playstation: The Official Magazine, PLAY, SciFi Now, Death Ray and MCV to name but a few?

C) Do you need someone with in-depth knowledge of the gaming or anime industries and contacts to match?

D) All of the above?

Well if you answered 'yes' to any of these, especially D, then you've come to the right place!

Lesley Smith is a freelance journalist and passionate gamer based in Norfolk. Since beginning her freelance career in October 2005, her work has appeared in some of the UK's most prestigious games magazines as well as online. She has also worked for US gaming websites and magazines as well as a manga publisher.

A trained journalist and member of the NUJ, Lesley produces accurate, entertaining copy to deadline, house style and word count. She will willingly accept any commission with obscene amounts of enthusiasm and, as if this wasn't enough, she has a brimming contacts book and strong relationships with numerous games companies, PR companies, book publishers and distributors both in the UK but also in the US.

Thanks to a debug PS2, Xbox 360, PSP, DS Lite, Wii, PS3, a top of the range PC and multi-region DVD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD players, Lesley is able to cover all the major gaming and film formats. She can also read and speak Japanese which allows her to keep up-to-date on all the hottest games releases and anime series currently airing on Japanese television. As well as previewing and reviewing games, she regularly writes features and opinion pieces and maintains a blog, Through the Eyes of a Journalist, which you can check out by hitting the link to your left.

On top of freelancing, Lesley is an expert in Japanese culture, gaming and anime. She has appeared on TV, radio and vidcasts discussing her specialist subjects and regularly co-presents Destiny Talk Radio Network's series of anime reviews with Stuart Claw.

Her specialist areas of knowledge also include:

Japanese language and culture

Anime and manga

Asian cinema

Science fiction, horror and fantasy

Film and television

Travel

World mythology

Religion and theology with an emphasis on Wicca and Paganism

Spirituality

To contact Lesley, click here or go to Contact Me.

Latest Articles

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The Guardian
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Shaun White Snowboarding (360 Review)
360 Gamer
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The Real Girl Gamers (Feature)
PLAY
11 November 2008

Blue Dragon - Volume One (DVD Review)
PLAY
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Rising Ninja: The Return of Naruto (Cover Feature)
NEO
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Official PlayStation Interview: Rhianna Pratchett (Interview)
PlayStation: The Official Magazine
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Wolf's Rain: The Book of the Moon Edition, Hellsing Ultimate: Volume One and Lunar Legend Tsukihime: Complete Series Boxset (Anime Reviews)
ImagineFX
28 October 2008

Fable II (360 Review)
360 Gamer
23 October 2008

Damnation (360 Preview)
360 Gamer
23 October 2008

Shaun White Snowboarding (360 Preview)
360 Gamer
23 October 2008

Azeroth's Appeal: Exploring the World of Warcraft (Feature)
NEO
9 October 2008

Anime Exposé: Autumn Preview (Feature)
NEO
9 October 2008

Heading West: Portable Consoles (Column)
NEO
9 October 2008

Eidos Reveal Exclusive 360 Tomb Raider: Underworld DLC (Column)
Kotaku
6 October 2008

Lego Batman: The Videogame (360 Review)
360 Gamer
2 October 2008

 

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