Peter Gillman
Registered on and updated on October 10, 2007:

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Personal Information:
Name: Peter Gillman
Address 21 Warminster Road
Town London
County
Postcode SE25 4DL
Phone 020 8771 5272
Fax 0870 1357160
Mobile 07813 443395
Email petergillman@clara.co.uk
Website:

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Short biog
Writer and journalist for 40 years. Spent 15 years on Sunday Times, mostly during Harold Evans era, freelance since early 1980s. Often works in partnership with wife Leni (qv). Keen hillwalker, completed Munros in 1998. Educated Dulwich College and University College Oxford. Lives with Leni in South London, has two children and four grandchildren.

Business interests
As well as writing, works as journalism trainer and consultant at magazine publishers such as CMPi, IPC Media, and Reed. Trained numerous journalists on the award-winning magazine Building. Chaired judging panel for consumer writer of the year at the Periodical Publishers Association awards. With Leni, runs a range of journalism and writing courses (brochure sent on request).

Professional activities
Currently writing mostly for the Sunday Times Magazine and the Mail on Sunday, as well as specialist outdoor magazines and Travel Trade Gazette. Has written for most national UK newspapers and numerous magazines. Writes books and works as researcher and assistant producer in television projects. Increasingly active as journalism consultant and trainer.

Awards:
OWG awards for excellence as follows:
1992 Portfolio of News Stories
1994 Outdoor Book - Everest anthology
1995 - with Leni Gillman - Technical Reporting
1996 - with Leni Gillman - Feature
1998 - Feature
Plus: Boardman/Tasker Award 2000, with Leni Gillman, for The Wildest Dream


Recent publications
Outdoor books include:
Everest, 80 Years of Triumph and Tragedy (anthology, 2001)
The Wildest Dream (George Mallory biography, 2000)
Eiger Direct (1966)
Plus other biographies (e.g. Alias David Bowie) and contemporary history (Collar the Lot!).

Main areas of interest
Everest and 8000m peaks, George Mallory and Everest history, Munros, Scotland, hill-walking, access, mountain safety; travel, especially Europe, US, Middle East, Australia/NZ.