Simon Wardell
Freelance Writer·The Guardian
London, United Kingdom, Europe
Covers: Entertainment · Freelance · GuardianRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Simon Wardell works as a freelance writer at The Guardian and is publicly associated with entertainment, freelance and guardian, working into Europe. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
Television
Market
Europe · London
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- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits The Guardian.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Simon Wardell cover?
Coverage
- Entertainment
- Freelance
- Guardian
- London
Market
- London
- United Kingdom
- Europe
Signals
- Recently active
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Who is Simon Wardell?
Simon Wardell is a London-based freelance writer associated with The Guardian. Their published work centres on Entertainment, Freelance and Guardian. Coverage runs through Television. The audience sits primarily in Europe. Freelance Writer · The Guardian. Simon Wardell works as a freelance writer with The Guardian, based in London. Simon Wardell is freelance writer at The Guardian, based in London. Virtual Publicist does not yet have enough specific music-coverage evidence to place this profile in a genre or opportunity Collection. The topics that recur across their output are Entertainment, Freelance, Guardian, London and United Kingdom, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Television, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. Reach concentrates on Europe, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Freelance Writer. Works at: The Guardian. Based in: London, United Kingdom, Europe. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Simon's television coverage and the Europe market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Freelance Writer
- Works at
- The Guardian
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom, Europe
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- Europe, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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About Simon Wardell
Simon Wardell works as freelance writer and covers Entertainment, Freelance, Guardian and London. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Simon Wardell is based in London, United Kingdom, Europe. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
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Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Simon's television coverage and the Europe market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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