Guest Speaker, Helen Gilchrist, The Stranger Collective Writing Agency

It’s all about strengthening numbers and bringing your expertise together, students of University College Falmouth were told today.

Helen Gilchrist told BA (Hons) Journalism students about The Stranger Collective Writing Agency on Monday 29^th November. Gilchrist spoke about her background and about the different types of media the agency work within.

Gilchrist said: “It’s a writing agency with the idea of strengthening numbers and putting all our talents and ideas, expertise and creativity together.”

Gilchrist added: “We piece together the best teams for the individual projects we work on.”

Gilchrist studied English Literature at university, she then went on to do a postgrad diploma in Journalism.  After that she was a freelance journalist who lived in London and also a contributing editor of a magazine called Adrenaline. She is now runs The Stranger Collective Writing Agency.
Glichrist said: “It’s about how the story works on the page… It’s about the relationships we have with people.”

Port Elliot festival, fashion projects, project exhibition, Sea scape and iTunes festival are many of the events and projects the agency has reported on and worked with.

The Agency tries to make work different. Day 10 is a procedure the company use. Every 10^th day writers have to blog about something they enjoy or report on different topics.  Outdoor Culture could be an example Gilchrist said.