Philippa Willitts

A selection of my best writing in 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 By Philippa Willitts

2022 has been a really interesting year for me professionally. My role at Now Then magazine, where I was a community correspondent focusing on reporting […]

About Writing, Freelance Self-Promotion

I was a guest on the No Shame In My Name podcast

Posted on April 13, 2022 By Philippa Willitts

I was recently invited onto the No Shame In My Name podcast. It’s a podcast I already listened to and I invited the host to […]

Podcast, Speaking

Sign outside the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin

Who do you think you’re apostrophising? The dark side of grammar pedantry

Posted on April 4, 2022 By Philippa Willitts

Rob Drummond, Manchester Metropolitan University He’s been called “punctuation’s answer to Banksy”. A self-styled grammar vigilante who spends his nights surreptitiously correcting apostrophes on shop […]

About Proofreading, Language

I was on BBC’s Front Row in defence of sensitivity readers

Posted on February 23, 2022 By Philippa Willitts

A couple of years ago, I started offering sensitivity reading for disability- and LGBT-related topics. I have worked on some fascinating manuscripts since then, including […]

About Proofreading, Freelance Self-Promotion, Speaking

Upcoming presentation: LGBT Apostasy and Conversion Therapy

Posted on February 16, 2022 By Philippa Willitts

A few weeks ago, I wrote about conversion therapy for Now Then, the magazine where I am a community correspondent. I had been trying for […]

Freelance Self-Promotion, Speaking

Bloody hell, I’ve been at this for ten years

Posted on January 4, 2022 By Philippa Willitts

Ten years ago, I embarked on a self-employment experiment. And I did it all “wrong”. First, I didn’t tell everyone to support my business as […]

About Proofreading, About Writing, Freelancing

Talking about the Paralympics on BBC Radio Sheffield

Posted on August 26, 2021 By Philippa Willitts

I was on Paulette Edwards’ show on BBC Radio Sheffield again, this time talking about the Paralympic Games and the visibility it gives to disabled […]

Disabled writer, Speaking

I was on BBC Radio Sussex talking disability discrimination against a disabled councillor

Posted on August 24, 2021 By Philippa Willitts

Claire Needs is a disabled local councillor but, because her council has now removed the option of attending meetings via Zoom, she is being excluded […]

Disabled writer, Speaking

I was a guest on the Crippled Stomp podcast

Posted on August 3, 2021 By Philippa Willitts

Last week, Shabaaz Mohammed invited me to be a guest on his intriguingly named podcast Crippled Stomp. Always keen to talk all things disability, I […]

Disabled writer, Podcast, Speaking

Just say no to unethical marketing: disablism in health copywriting

Posted on July 26, 2021 By Philippa Willitts

I got an email yesterday inviting me to be an affiliate for a health product. By complete coincidence, the product promised to rid its gullible […]

About Writing, Disabled writer