Helen Pidd

Pidd was born in Hest Bank in Lancaster and went to school in nearby Morecambe.^[4] She studied German at the University of Edinburgh before joining The Guardian. While at the university she regularly contributed to The Student newspaper.

In 2002, Pidd co-founded Fest Magazine, an alternative Edinburgh Festival magazine, and that same year was also a runner-up in The Guardian media awards best feature writer section.^[5]

She began freelancing for The Guardian before her graduation in 2004.^[5] Since joining the paper's staff, she has been the Berlin correspondent and worked briefly in Delhi before moving to Manchester in 2013.^[6] She is also the author of Bicycle – Love Your Bike: the Complete Guide to Everyday Cycling. ^[7]

While at university, Pidd won Student Journalist of the Year 2002 in The Glasgow Herald's media awards.