Florence Derrick

Freelance journalist

United Kingdom

London-based writer and editor focusing on international reporting and human interest.

Previously features writer at The Wharf, Trinity Mirror; deputy editor at b.inspired by Brussels Airlines, Ink; associate editor at easyJet Traveller, Ink; and staff writer at France Media Group and Resource media.

Has written for Skyscanner, Eventbrite, International Business Times, New Internationalist, n by Norwegian, BonjourParis and The Metropolist.

Available for commissions: [email protected]

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The Wharf
11/01/2018
Walk the walk

Florence Derrick meets dominatrix Madam Storm, whose Strut masterclasses empower women

b.inspired by Brussels Airlines
03/01/2018
Dawn of the Superheroes

Real-life heroes come in every shape, size and gender. To celebrate International Women's Day, we talk to inspirational superwomen making their mark on the world

b.inspired by Brussels Airlines
11/01/2017
Urban Legends

A new wave of street culture is getting its skates on in Cameroon. We meet the photographer documenting it

b.inspired by Brussels Airlines
02/01/2018
Where the wild things are

There's a lot more to spending a night at an isolated chimpanzee sanctuary than monkeying around, as Florence Derrick discovers in Sierra Leone

easyJet Traveller
09/01/2016
Soul Food

It might be late to the party, but Paris has been bitten by the street-eating bug and a new market is not just feeding the city – it's making it a better place

b.inspired by Brussels Airlines
07/01/2018
Riding the wave

A grassroots project isn't just bringing surfing to Sierra Leone, it's also inspiring greater ambitions among the local young people, reports Florence Derrick

easyJet Traveller
03/01/2017
How to smash through the glass ceiling

Tel Aviv has the world's highest concentration of high-tech startups outside of Silicon Valley and, for the first time, women are ruling the roost in a traditionally man's world.

b.inspired by Brussels Airlines
08/01/2018
Waste Busters

Accra is home to a budding network of social entrepreneurs who are using waste and neglected local resources as tools for innovation. We meet Ghana's most eco-minded creatives

New Internationalist
05/01/2017
Making Waves: Catherine Shovlin

A radio soap opera is bridging social gaps in a Syrian refugee camp. Florence Derrick meets its champion

easyJet Traveller
10/01/2016
Q&A: Annie Leibovitz

The Queen is just one of a roster of female icons captured by Annie Leibovitz in her new exhibition, but the legendary photographer is still holding out for one more shot..

Rosa: the UK fund for women and girls
10/01/2016
Case study: Saffron Records

Funding from Rosa has enabled Bristol’s first female youth record label to launch its first EP, from artist China Bowls

Rosa: the UK fund for women and girls
07/01/2016
Men and FGM: Yusuf's story

It's not just women that are affected by the practice of FGM – as Yusuf, a volunteer at the non-profit organisation NESTAC, explains