- Martin Wainwright
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Martin Wainwright MBE is a British journalist and author.
He was born in Leeds,[1] and educated at Shrewsbury School and Oxford University. His father Richard Wainwright was the Liberal MP for Colne Valley (1966–70, February 1974-87) after a career in accountancy.[2]
Wainwright is The Guardian's Northern Editor.[1] His contributions to the newspaper mostly reflect this[3] but not exclusively.[4]
He has written several books on northern or countryside topics, including a biography of the unrelated Alfred Wainwright and a guide to the Coast to Coast Walk. Other books are on the Morris Minor and Mini cars. He writes a blog about another interest, moths.[5]
One of Martin Wainwright's sisters, Hilary, is the radical academic and editor of Red Pepper magazine.
Wainwright was awarded an MBE in the 2000 New Year Honours, "For services to the National Lottery Charities Board in Yorkshire and Humberside."[6]
He is chair of the trustees of the Scurrah Wainwright Charity,[7][8] and a trustee of the Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust.[9]
Contents
Selected publications
- True North: In praise of England's better half 2010, Guardian Books, ISBN 9780852652138
- Morris Minor: The Biography: Sixty Years of Britain's Favourite Car 2010, Aurum Press, ISBN 9781845135096
- The Coast to Coast Walk (Recreational Path Guides), 2010 (revised ed), Aurum Press, ISBN 978-1845135607
- A Mini Adventure: 50 Years of the Iconic Small Car , 2009, Aurum Press, ISBN 978-1845134716
- Guardian Book of the Countryside (By Ruth Petrie & Martin Wainwright), 2008, Cornerstone, ISBN 9780852651094
- Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes, 2007, BBC Books, ISBN 978-1846072949
Forthcoming publications
- Wild City: Encounters with Urban Wildlife, 25 May 2012, Aurum Press, ISBN 978-1845135294
References
- ^ a b "Martin Wainwright: Profile". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/martinwainwright. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ Barnes, John (5 Feb 2003). "Obituary: Richard Wainwright". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/richard-wainwright-730011.html. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ "Martin Wainwright". Journalisted. http://journalisted.com/martin-wainwright?allarticles=yes. Retrieved 14 February 2011. (Listing of published articles)
- ^ Wainwright, Martin (20 December 2010). "Ministers fight to keep Queen's head on stamps after sell-off". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/dec/19/ministers-queen-head-stamps. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Martin's Moths". http://martinsmoths.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55710. p. 33. 30 December 1999.
- ^ "The Scurrah Wainwright Charity". The Wainwright Trusts. http://www.wainwrighttrusts.org.uk/swc.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ The Scurrah Wainwright Charity, Registered Charity no. 1002755 at the Charity Commission
- ^ "The Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust". The Wainwright Trusts. http://www.wainwrighttrusts.org.uk/awrt.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
External links
- "Martin Wainwright". Journalisted. http://journalisted.com/martin-wainwright?allarticles=yes. Retrieved 14 February 2011. Listing of published articles
Categories:- English newspaper editors
- English non-fiction writers
- Living people
- People from Leeds
- British journalist stubs
- British writer stubs
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