Duncan Campbell-Smith

Author and historian

I took up full-time writing as a career in 2006 - but have been writing as a journalist, consultant and occasional author for thirty years. Business history, the Arab world and personal/institutional biography are my primary interests. I was appointed to a 3-year Senior Research Fellowship at the Institute of Historical Research in March 2009.

After completing a history of the Audit Commission of England and Wales in 2008, I am currently working on a history of Britain's Post Office, authorized by the Royal Mail Group and scheduled for publication in 2011.

In addition I undertake smaller-scale project assignments from time to time, usually for companies seeking an independent account of their history. Most recently, I worked with Penguin Books on an illustrated profile of their business, published in January 2009.

Occasional study reports, editorial advisory work for corporate clients and book reviews make up the rest of my portfolio.