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Me in Amsterdam - Ruth Semple 2010

Jennie Gillions is a freelance writer and editor based in the UK.

Jennie is a regular contributer to www.culture24.org.uk; her recent exhibition reviews and news pieces include Robotville at London's Science Museum, Dickens and London at the Museum of London and the Government Art Collection at the Whitechapel. She has also written for Scarlet, Hertfordshire Countryside, Colchester101, Who's Jack and and Alt Fashion.

History-mad

Jennie has written and read about history for as long as she can remember, and has spent a lot of her life in museums and ruined castles. Jennie grew up in a small, pretty market town 30 miles north of London and now lives in Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town. In-between the two she lived in Glasgow, Scotland for seven years, and London for five.

She gained a 2:1 History and Archaeology MA(Hons) from the University of Glasgow and then moved into the charity sector, working for the next nine years on community and fundraising projects for disadvantaged groups including Deaf people, people with addiction problems, offenders and homeless young people. She left work to write - when not writing she supports a few charities with their fundraising, reads, plays with her two rats and does pole fitness classes.

Other interests

Jennie has written extensively on art; her primary interests are Surrealism and tattoo art and she has had articles published on the latter. She also loves watching rugby union and American Football - her latest piece for Colchester101 was on the local university's American Football team.