Grace Dodd is a freelance writer and critic based in Manchester. welcome to her (very classy) portfolio.
Grace Dodd has been published in Little White Lies, British Vogue, Vice, i-D, The Face, Clash Magazine, Stylist, Polyester Zine, Service95, Glamour UK and other places you may (or may not) have heard of. Her published rambles cover youth culture, film, feminism, the strange and wonderful online world and music. Aside from sharing her many opinions with the world, Grace also enjoys sorbet, crocheting and saying hello to cats she encounters out and about.
Alongside undertaking an editorial internship at Little White Lies this summer, she has also (very recently) completed her BA(Hons) in English Literature and Film Studies at the University of Manchester in the First Class. She has covered events such as the 2024 MTV EMAs and 2024 MOBO Awards, festivals such as 'Barn on the Farm' and profiled musicians and authors including Academy Award-nominated Jerskin Fendrix.
During university, she co-hosted and created the radio show 'The Debrief' which has recently been re-launched on Spotify as a culture and film podcast.
She is available for features on film, pop culture and everything in-between, alongside news shifts, editorial work, profiles and more.
for writing enquiries, commissions, business bits and bobs (or just to say hello), please send all emails to: gracedoddofficial@gmail.com
CV available upon request!
a selection of recent work i hope is going to impress you
FEATURES/OPINION
The Sublime Short Films of Derek Jarman, Seen for the First Time in Decades [Little White Lies]
Why are there so few films about the British uni experience? [The Face]
The Internet is Missing the Point of 'Baby Reindeer' [Stylist]
What is 'Brat' Cinema? [Little White Lies]
In Defence of 'Girl Dinner' [Polyester Zine]
Here's Why We Can't Get Enough of Cinematic Love Triangles [Stylist]
Women In Music Are Getting Deliciously Petty [The Face Magazine]
Inside the MTV EMAs 2024 [Clash Magazine]
A Day with RAYE X Dyson in Manchester [Clash Magazine]
INTERVIEWS
Nieve Ella: Interviewed [Clash Magazine]
Head of the Love Club: Gretel Hanlyn Interviewed [Clash Magazine]
In Conversation: Isobel Waller-Bridge [Clash Magazine]
'Poor Things' Composer Jerskin Fendrix Interviewed [Clash Magazine]
Next Wave: Lucy Tun [Clash Magazine]
FILM REVIEWS
'blur: To The End' [Clash Magazine]
'Back To Black' [British Vogue]
'Paradise is Burning' [Little White Lies]
'The Teacher' [Little White Lies]
'The Queen of My Dreams' [Little White Lies]
'One Fine Morning' [Little White Lies]
ALBUM REVIEWS
Man/Woman/Chainsaw Single Review [So Young Magazine]
Mahalia Album Review [Clash Magazine]
Charlotte Dos Santos Album Review [Clash Magazine]
LIVE REVIEWS
BBC Radio 6 Festival in Manchester [Clash Magazine]
Live Report: 26th Annual MOBOs 2024
Jorja Smith in Manchester [Clash Magazine]
Barn on the Farm 2023: Live Report [Clash Magazine]
The 1975 BRITs Week presented by MasterCard in Manchester [Clash Magazine]
RAYE in Manchester [The Luna Collective]
Pip Millett in Manchester [The Luna Collective]