Mick O'Hare
Freelance journalist
- pre-entry-into-periodical-journalism-(london-college-of-printing)
What is the one thing you'd like to tell visitors to the Guild's website?
I was a journalist with New Scientist for 26 years before going freelance in 2018. I authored, among many, the science books Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze? and Does Anything Eat Wasps? I now write about pretty much anything but especially Cold War politics and Eastern Europe, the history of the Space Race, science, motorsport, rugby league and, when I can, beer and pubs.
What you can offer as a writer/beer lover?
I doubt my knowledge matches that of seasoned members of the guild but I can turn my hand to most writing tasks and, because I am a big beer fan, member of CAMRA and have an interest in classic pubs and bars the world over, can I hope turn that interest into something beneficial for the guild.
What do you like most about being a Guild of Beer Writers member?
I’ve long admired some of the writers among the guild’s membership so there is a vicarious pleasure in being accepted as one of their number.