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Simon Parkin

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Covers:  culture, video games, profiles, technology, arts, gadgets & electronics, invetigative, computing
non-fiction writer // cw @newyorker // fellow @royalhistsoc // @myperfectcnsle // THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN OF LENINGRAD 2024/5 (@sceptrebooks/ @scribnerbooks).

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I am an award-winning writer and journalist from the UK.

Described by the New Statesman as an “effortless and masterly voice in writing” I have contributed to the New Yorker, The Guardian, MIT Technology review, the New Statesman, The Daily Telegraph, Edge magazine and many others.

What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing a feature about vintage video games and the men and women who collect them.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

A spade, inquisitiveness, the internet.

Why did you become a journalist?

To tell stories, as truthfully as possible. To bring order and accountability to life’s chaos.

Awards

Game Media Awards

2012 - Writer of the Year

'Best Writer' at the 2012 British Game Media Awards.