Hannah Cochrane
aspiring journalist
About
Hannah Cochrane is a 21-year-old aspiring journalist based in Cheshire. Having recently graduated from Lancaster University with a First Class Honours in English Literature & Creative Writing, she is passionate about storytelling.She has written a range of articles from book and film reviews to local news features and press releases. She looks forward to expanding her portfolio while studying a Masters in Journalism at the University of Salford in September.Fictionally, she mostly writes prose, though occasionally dabbles in poetry too. Her favourite genre to write is YA, with supernatural twists - however she loves exploring a whole range of genres.Alongside reading and writing, Hannah also loves going to the gym, mountain biking, baking, playing piano, and spending time outside exploring. Many of her best works are inspired by the nature around her.
JOURNALISM PORTFOLIO
Below are some of Hannah's most recent journalistic publications. While she has mostly covered film and book reviews and society spotlights so far, she's interested in local news and investigative journalism.
- First look at Macclesfield’s bold new independent gift and homeware shop
- Hundreds of cyclists descend on Bollington as enduro mountain bike race returns
- What Macclesfield Nub News readers want to see done with the old M&S building
- Plan to tackle abuse after councillors receive death threats and excrement through the letterbox
- Crack cocaine and heroin dealer from Macclesfield jailed
- A Series of Suffering, Strength, and Survival: A Literary Insight to the Holocaust (SCAN)
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Film Review (SCAN, p. 20)
- Society Spotlight: Say Ciao to the Italian Society (SCAN)
CREATIVE PORTFOLIO
Hannah's creative writing publications include both short stories and poetry. Alongside these pieces, she has written several stories as part of the Creative Writing aspect of her degree.
- 'The First Sighting' (short story) - published by Swim Press
- 'The First Sighting' - also published by The Cloudscent Journal
- 'Forget me Not' (short story) - published by Midsummer Magazine
- 'Early Winter from a Window', 'winter, the season of' (poems) - published by Season Fruits Literary Magazine
- 'Coming Home Means' (poem) - published by Transients Mag
- 'Leave Nothing Behind' (short story) - published by The Malu Zine
- 'At Moonset' (short story) - published by The Raven's Muse Magazine
- 'The Confession' (short story) - published by The Eyre Magazine
- 'The Deceiver' (short story) - published by The Cloudscent Journal
- 'Curated Creations' (poem) - published by The Looking Glass Review