Iain Hollingshead is a freelance journalist and novelist. His first novel - Twenty Something - was published in May 2006 - and his second novel will be appearing in January 2010. He has also written three spin-off books for the BBC's BAFTA-winning spy drama, Spooks. He is represented by Ed Victor Ltd.
Iain writes feature articles for a range of publications, The Daily Telegraph in particular. Until recently, he also wrote a regular column called Loose Ends in Saturday's Guardian. He has taken part in a number of radio shows, including BBC Radio 4's Today programme and You and Yours. He also co-authored and produced a musical - Blair on Broadway - which ran for three weeks in Islington in November 2007 before transferring to the West End in January 2008.
Iain graduated from Cambridge University in 2003 with a first class degree in History. He worked for a year in Westminster - at Vote 2004 and in parliament - before pursuing a full-time career as a journalist. Vote 2004 was described in the Sunday Telegraph as the "most successful political campaign of all time".
Iain was runner-up in the Guardian Student Media Awards as Columnist of the Year. While at university he also founded and edited The Cambridge Slapper - a popular satirical magazine.
An enthusiastic traveller, Iain is fluent in French and German, after a warm-up pint. He also speaks passable Arabic and appalling Spanish.