Trish Halpin

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Trish Halpin
Bornc. 1967
Alma materUniversity of Brighton
PartnerNeil Cooper[1]
Children2 (twins)[1]

Trish Halpin is the editor-in-chief of Marie Claire, who has previously edited Red, More! and New Woman magazines. She has received several awards from the British Society of Magazine Editors, in 2003, 2005, and 2013. Halpin is married, and has twins.

Early and personal life[edit]

Halpin attended a Catholic school in North London[2] and before going on to study English and Media at Brighton Polytechnic (now the University of Brighton).[3] Whilst at Brighton Polytechnic, Halpin met her photographer husband-to-be,[4] with whom she had twins Esme and Kit

Career[edit]

Halpin's career originated at Construction News, before she moved to Screen International. At that time, she had "no ambition at all to work in magazines", and was not even thinking about being an editor.[5]

Halpin's first post in publishing was doing classified adverts in administration.[4]

Halpin has edited Red magazine, and deputy edited the More! and New Woman magazines.[6] At More!, Halpin was hired by Marie O'Riordan, the editor she succeeded at Marie Claire,[5] in a position of production editor.[1] Halpin edited the United Kingdom edition of the InStyle magazine, a position she held since September 2006 until moving to Marie Claire in 2009;[7] she was replaced at In Style by Eilidh MacAskill.[8]

Halpin became the editor of Marie Claire on 2 February 2009,[7] taking over from Marie O'Riordan.[6] Whilst at Marie Claire, Halpin also launched the biannual magazine Marie Claire Runway.[9]

Awards[edit]

Halpin has received the 'Editor of the year' award, given by the British Society of Magazine Editors,[10] three times, in 2003, 2005,[1] and 2013;[11] at which she was awarded the 'Women's Brand – Monthly or Less Frequent' award.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Question Time: Trish Halpin, editor of 'In Style' magazine". The Independent. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ^ "How I Made It: Trish Halpin, Editor Of Marie Claire". Sheer Luxe. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. ^ Halliday, Josh (8 September 2013). "Marie Claire editor Trish Halpin: 'This is my most important issue'". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b Feeney-Hart, Alison (4 January 2014). "Marie Claire editor Trish Halpin's top 10 tips". BBC. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  5. ^ a b Frost, Vicky (13 April 2009). "Beyond 'me me me'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b "In Style editor Trish Halpin takes helm at Marie Claire". PressGazette. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  7. ^ a b de Vivie, Alexander (16 September 2008). "In Style editor Trish Halpin moves to Marie Claire". Journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Eilidh MacAskill appointed editor of Instyle". IPC Media. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  9. ^ Knowles, James (7 July 2012). "Trish Halpin". Drapers. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  10. ^ Munson, Robyn (12 November 2013). "Marie Claire Editor-In-Chief Wins Prestigious Magazine Award... Hoorah!". Marie Claire. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Nov 2013 – BSME Awards 2013 Winners". British Society of Magazine Editors. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.