Roxanne Reid

Roxanne Reid is an independent writer and editor. She was editor of a food industry journal for a decade and won more than a dozen Pica Awards for journalism and editing.

Then her real life began and for the past 18 years she has worked as a freelance book editor, health and travel writer. She has a passion for Africa - its small towns and villages, its people, its wildlife and conservation. Her favourite places are Namibia and the Kalahari - or wherever she is at the time when you ask her.

"A Walk in the Park: Travels in & around South Africa's national parks" (1st ed 2009) was her first book. A second, updated edition was published in 2015 as an e-book. Her other books are "Travels in the Kalahari" (2012) and a memoir, "Betrayed: a mother's battle for justice" (Tafelberg 2011), co-written with Carol Thompson. Her latest book is "The Essential Guide to Self-Editing: Power tips to improve your writing, website and blog" (2017).

She's happiest in the middle of nowhere, meeting the locals, trying something new, or simply watching the grass grow.