Date of birth: 3rd July 1972
Degree: English Literature MA, Christ’s College, Cambridge

Edward Docx worked abroad as a freelance reporter before returning to the UK to work on the 1997 election (at BMP DDB advertising agency). Later that year he was hired by The Express newspaper.

He worked at The Express for four years under various editors. He began as a feature writer before moving to the politics and comment desk. From there he was promoted to become a columnist and for three years wrote a full-page column for the Sunday paper. He also became literary editor – interviewing, among others, Salman Rushdie, Martin Amis, Tom Wolfe and Joseph Heller. In 2000, he was made the Sunday newspaper’s chief interviewer and was appointed Associate Editor across all Express titles.

Television. Edward Docx hosted his own ten-week show on BBC Choice, Good Evening Rockall. He has also scripted and presented six editions of What The Papers Say for the BBC. He was a regular guest on Liquid News (some 50 appearances). Earlier this year he appeared on The Wright Stuff (Five) as a panellist. His other work includes slots on the Big Breakfast, Channel 4 News, Powerhouse (C4), Sky and many, many others – usually in the capacity of arts or politics commentator.

Radio. Edward Docx has contributed to Radio 4’s Today programme, commentating on books, writers and the arts. He also helped write and was the main voice on the World Service’s three hour-long programmes on Bob Dylan (60th birthday). He has appeared on Radio 4’s Adventures in Poetry and has done numerous day and night news commentary slots on Radio 5.
Edward Docx is the principal concert speaker for the Somerville classical music society.

His main occupation at present is as an author. After he left the Express in 2001, he became a full time writer following the sale of his first novel The Caligrapher to 4th Estate in the United Kingdom. Remarkably, for a first novel, the book has been sold in Italy,France, Germany and Spain. Edward has also signed a deal with the prestigious US publishers Houghton Mifflin. It has been critically acclaimed; “Fiendish cleverness” New York Times and "Stylish, witty and cleverly written, this is a brilliant debut novel from a fine new talent." Daily Mail. He has just released his second novel, “Self Help”.

Edward Docx continues to do television work and writes for all the national newspapers on a freelance basis and is a regular contributor in The Times ‘True Fiction’ column.