Francesca Lombardo is an Italian-British journalist, writer, and independent children's book author who has contributed and worked for some of the most important newspapers and tv networks in the UK and Italy. She graduated from La Sapienza in Rome in Media Study and Literature and has obtained a Master's degree in Printed Journalism from the
LCC of London. She has been reporting on films for
SkyCinema Italy from London from 2010-2018 as well as written regularly on cinema for La Repubblica's Saturday magazine:
La Repubblica delle Donne.
Her writing has been published by the
Financial Times, Sky Cinema, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, the Herald (Scotland), The Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, The Sunday Express, Express, The Irish Times, Sunday Business Post, A Place in the Sun, Vogue Italy, D Repubblica, L Espresso, Il Venerdi, Gioa, Tu Style, Vogue Uomo, GQ Uomo, House Hunter in the Sun, CNBC magazine, Easy Jet Magazine, Ryainar Magazine, Il Sole 24 Ore, and many more magazines. And has worked as the editor of inflight magazine MyAir.
She has co-founded a film production company working and, as the Director for Marketing and Communication, she launched the pre-production global marketing campaign of the company's IP Vampire Wedding. In 2014 she has founded
Daily Fairy Tales, an independent publishing company which undertook the production, the marketing, and the distribution of her children's book series
Beatrice and the London Bus available on
Amazon, Waterstones, Foyles, Guardian Books, Daily Mail books, eBay, Walmart, etc and its spin-offs, such as the London Map for Children. In addition to this, she works as a consultant for companies on copywriting, communication, marketing, and digital content production projects.
As part of the children's book series she has written,
Beatrice and the London Bus and she has created an educational project
London Meets its children for which she has collaborated with the GLA (Greater London Authority) Education Department, Kids Company,
Merlin Entertainment (London Eye) The Classic Tour, the
London Transport Museum. She presented the Beatrice and the London Bus book series on
London Live News in 2017 and currently runs publishing, book, and writing workshops for schools, universities, and educational organizations. She has also released a book of original songs:
Singing in the Storm" and is currently working on new writing projects:: " "
The Passing Stranger, The Intrepid Sailor and the Silent Captain" a Poetry book: "
We believe you because we haven't been believed ourselves", "
The little Hat Man" "
Let me be your DEVIL today" "
La Luna sui Piedi" and "
The Phantom Bus" - the Hallowing Edition of
Beatrice and the London Bus book series.
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