Discover the art of obituary writing
Ever wondered how obituaries are written? Who is chosen to be immortalised in print? Where the information, colour and details come from? And what about sex, drugs and rock’n’roll when remembering the dead?
Tim Bullamore has been writing obituaries for UK newspapers and magazines since 1993 and can offer many of the answers to these questions - and more!
Who better to write an obit?
Tim Bullamore is an obituary writer, newspaper sub-editor and magazine editor based in Edinburgh. He has more than 33 years experience in journalism and his work has appeared in all the major British newspapers, including The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Independent and The Guardian.
He also gives entertaining lectures on the art of obituary writing, both for a general audience and for an academic one.
Discover the art of creating the perfect obituary
