Soraya Nicholas
Soraya is in demand New Zealand wide, delivering sharp editorial to national magazines, witty reviews for restaurants and high-level copy to a variety of businesses and advertising agencies.
Local Availability: Travel anywhere by prior arrangement, works worldwide via email.
Media Experience
Print; Web; Radio
Biographical Note
Despite graduating with an LLB and having every intention of becoming a lawyer, Soraya had a last minute change of heart and decided to follow her creative intuition. A childhood aspiration to become a writer developed into a career opportunity and she has never looked back. Soraya writes regularly for well-known local and national publications, in addition to completing copy-writing work for boutique companies. Mainly focusing on beautiful properties all over the country, she has also been known to take on jobs that see her writing restaurant reviews, penning travel & lifestyle stories and even completing web copy about truly decadent chocolate.
Soraya also has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Creative Writing from the University of Canterbury. She is a talented fiction writer, and enjoys weaving creativity into many of the features she writes. Soraya's MFA thesis was the completion of a 100,00-word fiction novel on the journey of four war brides from London to New York, at the end of World War II, to be reunited with their American husbands.
Soraya is currently available to complete editorial, copywriting, ghostwriting or biography work at competitive market rates.
Published Writings
Recent Work (2007-2009)
- Homestyle magazine regular contributing writer property, art & assorted other features.
- NZ Explorer Travel Book (Explorer Publishing, Dubai) contributing author
- Luxon Advertising
-Beechwater brochure & website (www.beechwater.co.nz)
-Fairdown brochure & website (www.fairdown.co.nz)
-Hurunui Pioneer Village brochure- Harcourts Holmwood (www.holmwood.co.nz)
-Agent profiles & web copywriting
-Advertising campaign copywriting- Bayleys Real Estate
-Advertising campaign copywriting- Decadence Chocolates - product descriptions
- Latitude magazine regular contributing writer
- Mitre 10 Projects magazine regular contributing writer
- Lending Central (Australian finance company)
-Bi-weekly contributor (www.lendingcentral.com.au)- NZ House & Garden articles published July & August 2007
- Vivere magazine (produced for Bartercard) regular contributing writer 2007)
- Creative Ideas magazine regular contributing writer
- Gift Buyer
- Business Today
- Grid City Productions
-Scripts & voice oversA full portfolio of work is available on request. Query by email for availability, rates or further information.
Contact Details
Soraya Nicholas (LLB), Christchurch, New Zealand.
Phone: +64 27 2282392 Or +64 (0)3 342 9321
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