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Andrew Owen

I'm a veteran communicator with decades of experience as a professional writer.
I've spent over a decade working with software development teams.
I'm available for contract writing, editing, design and voice-over work.

Experience

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Journalist

Newspapers, Magazines, Radio
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Technical Writer

Business Intelligence, Consumer Electronics, Education, Medical, Retail, Security
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Engineer

Consumer Electronics, Content Management Systems, Digital Experience Platforms

Education

BA (Hons) Journalism

University of the Arts London

MSc Informatics

Birkbeck, University of London

Services

Writing & Editing

I have more than three decades of experience of writing original content. My editing credits include Chris Smith''s “How to Design a Microcomputer” and the Translation Commons guide to digitizing indigenous languages “Zero to Digital”.

Graphic Design

My graphic design credits include typesetting the Ultima Dragons' 25th anniversary booklet, over a dozen keyboard legend designs including the Mega 65 and Commander X16 and all the branding for the Chloe 280SE open hardware retro computer.

Voice Talent

I have several years of experience narrating training videos and doing live video demos. And I make short videos for an open source software project. But I’m always happy to try new things.

Portfolio

My Clients

Blogs

2025: The Year in Review

As 2025 comes to a close and this blog enters its fifth year, it’s time to return to the well for a look back on the year and, because it’s a year with a 25 in it, the last quarter …

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Hyperland revisited

Giving the keynote at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) in 2001, writer Douglas Adams said: “I may not have invented artificial intelligence, but maybe I can claim to be the father of artificial …

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A year learning a language with Duolingo

I should be bilingual. I grew up in a country where the indigenous language is not English. But given that it’s been 741 years since Wales was annexed by England, it’s not that the Welsh …

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