01 / Books
Writing and editing for children, general readers and specialists.
01 · The work
Publishing.
A life in print.
Books for children and adults.
Partwork series. Specialist magazines.
Rick began working as an editor in 1974. His publishing career spans travel, natural history, sport and industry, with writing and editing for a wide range of readers.
From the publishing portfolioTravel
Research · Writing · Photography
China: From Dawn to Dusk
For A Day in the Life of Wang Ying Yan, Rick spent five weeks researching and photographing in China.
02 / Partworks
Planning and developing subjects across successive issues.
03 / Magazines
Features and editorial work for general-interest and business readers.
Selected publications
Different subjects.
Shared editorial craft.
Selected publications across sport, travel, natural history and business.
Original cover
Rick’s role · Editing
The Winning Formula
Soccer skills and tactics
Rick edited this football coaching book, written by the Football Association’s Director of Coaching.
Natural history · Book
Spotter’s Guide to Birds of Prey
An illustrated Usborne guide to identifying birds of prey, from Rick’s natural-history publishing portfolio.
Travel · Book
Toronto
A Berlitz city guide, part of Rick’s travel publishing work alongside titles on Italy, Lisbon and the Algarve.
Business travel · Book
The Economist Business Traveller’s Guide: United States
A guide for business travellers, listed in Rick’s travel portfolio alongside the companion volume on Japan.
Sport · Magazine
Rugby World Cup 2011: Official Review
A review of the 2011 tournament, listed among Rick’s magazine credits. His wider rugby work included photojournalism for the RFU’s England Rugby.
For younger readers
Making the natural world accessible.
Rick’s children’s publishing credits include the Usborne Guide to Birds, Usborne Guide to Trees and Usborne Guide to Wild Flowers.
Original archive reproduction
Partworks & magazines
The long view.
One issue at a time.
Serial publishing sits alongside Rick’s books: subjects developed over successive issues, from wildlife and gardening to industry.
Natural history · 92-part series
Birds of Britain
Rick’s contribution included planning, writing, generating ideas and travelling to locations for the series.
Explore Birds of BritainGeneral interest
Wildlife, gardens
and discovery.
His magazine portfolio includes Wildlife Explorer, Walking with Dinosaurs, Ground Force and Secrets of the Universe.
Professional readers
Business in print.
Specialist titles include The Grocer, British Baker, Global Cement and Mining Journal.
“Rick worked on the 92-part series Birds of Britain, planning, writing, generating new ideas and travelling to locations for us.”
Selected credits
Publishers.
Editorial partners.
Selected publishers and editorial organisations from Rick’s career, across books, partworks and specialist media.
Book publishers
- William Collins
- Dorling Kindersley
- Usborne Publishing
- Berlitz
Series & partworks
- Marshall Cavendish Partworks
- de Agostini Partworks
- Act One Media
- Editions Atlas
Specialist media
- William Reed Business Media
- Heidelberg Business Media
- PRo Publications International
- Mining Communications
“…always came up with the goods on time and to a high editorial standard.”
Publishing enquiries
A question
about the work?
For questions about a publication, editorial project or material in Rick’s portfolio.
info@rickmorris.euWrite to Rick