Roy Eales

Writer- Poetry, Prose, Scripts. Translator French, English.
Biographer, Journalist, Non-fiction writer, Poet, Scriptwriter, Short fiction writer, Spoken-word artist, Translator
Available for:
Collaboration, Live readings and performances, School visits, Translation, Workshops
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Writer and journalist after literature and journalism university studies.

Washington, D.C.,correspondent, Chilton Publications; , London, deputy bureau chief,  business and energy correspondent, McGraw-Hill World News; Canada bureau chief, Business Week, Toronto;  London, Energy correspondent, senior corporate writer, The Economist newspaper; New York correspondent, The Economist newspaper. London, The Independent newspaper, Columnist,  France, Paris, Journalist (independent), BBC, correspondent, and various publications, including book reviewer, features, The Economist newspaper, McGraw-Hill Global News, France correspondent.

Education:

St Stephens Primary School, Bayswater, London.

Goytre Faure School, Goytre, Monmouthshire..

Lancaster Boys’ School, Kensington, London.

University of Maryland, Maryland, USA. BS literature – journalism.  

Harvard Graduate School, Cambridge, USA, Journalist in Residence, Harvard Graduate School. PMD  Management,

Harvard Graduate School. Senior Research Fellow (The Europe Project).

Awards:

Prose Award. The Calvert Review. Literary Annual. Univ. of Maryland, 

Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his literary creations. 2004. French State award.

Books:

1. Hazy Mist on the sea, Morenn war ar mor, Voile de brume sur la mer, Diesiger Dunst über der See, Een sluier van mist. Poetry in five languages (English, Breton, French, German, Dutch) with 10 original drawings by artist Susan Eales. Blackbird-Pawel Editions. September 2022. 80 pages.

2. A poem decides; Ar barzhoneg an hini a ziviz; C’est le poème qui décide; Ein Gedicht entscheidet.
Poetry in four languages (English, Breton, French, German) with 14 original drawings of artist Sascha Juritz. Blackbird-Pawel Editions. September 2013. 64 pages.

3. On a Road to No End, War un Hent Didermen, Sur une route sans fin, Auf einer Straße Ohne Ziel. Prose and poetry in four languages (English, Breton, French, German) with 10 original drawings by  Susan Eales. Blackbird-Pawel Editions, Septembre 2008. 144 pages. 

4. Here and there in Brittany, 40 places, 40 authors. En Bretagne ici et là … 40 lieux, 40 auteurs. Essays in French and English : On a corner of Brittany (Roy Eales, pp 70-75). Keltia Graphic, Novembre 2008. 190 pages. 

5. What matters most is what you make, Ce qui compte le plus est ce qu’on fait, Ar pep pouezusañ eo ar pezh a vez graet ganeomp, Was wirklich zählt ist was du bist. Poetry in four languages (English, Breton, French, German) with 13 original drawings of artist Sascha Juritz. Blackbird-Pawel Editions. 2004. 74 pages.

6. You can’t change the way the rain appears …, N’och ket evit cheñch ar mod ma teu ar glav …, On ne peut pas changer la façon dont vient la pluie … . Poetry in three languages (English, Breton, French) with 6 original drawings by artist Susan Eales. Blackbird-Pawel Editions. 2001. 66 pages.

7. Lines on the Breton Edge, Linennoù war ribloù lemm Breizh, Lignes sur le fil breton, Linien am Rande der Bretagne. Premiere hardback edition. Poetry in four languages (English, Breton, French, German) with  original drawings of artist Sascha Juritz. 1997. 62 pages.
Pawel Pan Presse, 1997. 59 pages.

8. Lines on the Breton Edge, Linennoù war ribloù lemm Breizh, Lignes sur le fil breton, Linien am Rande der Bretagne.
Poetry in four languages (English, Breton, French, German) with  original drawings of artist Sascha Juritz. Pawel Pan Presse, 1997. 62 pages.

9. Poetry and music CD/DVD: Just in case by Roy Eales and his friends (2010 et 2019) — Poetry 
in music in five languages. — betek- gouzout, au cas ou, für alle fälle, rhag ofn, (English, Breton, French, German, Welsh).

10. A CD of poetry selected from Roy Eales’s first three books by musicians other poets, actors, singers. Voted by a jury of France 3 TV Bretagne as one of the best three disks of the year 2011. Concerts based on the CD have been performed by the original speakers and musicans on the CD so far in France and Germany.

10. DVD :  Of the above Just in Case, in performance by Roy Eales and his friends — live au Théâtre Kantor, Lyon, France, October 2019. Duration 1h15. JIC 1. Artists Collective.

11. Scripts in 3-5 languages of poetry (mine) — many … .

12. Roy Eales, author, whilst Senior Research Fellow(1988/1991), Harvard University Graduate School, HBS.

Roy V. Eales and Malcolm S. Salter “Europe’s New Industrial Revolution.” Harvard Business School Background Note 388-099, January 1988. (Revised April 1989.) Format:Print | Pages:24.

Eales, Roy V., and Malcolm S. Salter. “Olivetti (A): Picking Up the Pieces.” Harvard Business School Case 388-157, June 1988. (Revised May 1990.) Format: Print | Pages:12.

Eales, Roy V., and Malcolm S. Salter. Olivetti (B):  Putting De Benedetti’s “”Mark I”” Strategy to Work. Harvard Business School Case 388-158, June 1988. (Revised May 1990.) Format:Print | Pages:40.

Eales, Roy V., and Malcolm S. Salter. “Olivetti Group (C): The Transition Concerto, Finale.” Harvard Business School Supplement 391-138, January 1991. (Revised June 1991.) Format:Print | Pages:6.

Roy Eales, author, whilst Journalist in Residence, (1985/86) Harvard University Graduate School, HBS.

Greyser, Stephen A., Roy V. Eales, and Norman Klein. “No Smoking Story.” Harvard Business School Case 590-048, January 1985/86. Format:Print | Pages:2.

Greyser, Stephen A., and Roy V. Eales. “Air Canada: Organizing for Public Relations and Media Relations (A).” Harvard Business School Case 586-144, March 1986. (Revised February 1987.) Format:Print | Pages:18.

13 Work in progress : Books ::  

1. Collection of short stories (no title as yet). Due autumn 2025.

2. Biography : Sascha Juritz, Artist, Publisher, Life and Works  (no title as yet). Due Spring 2006.

3. Various concerts of poetry in music performances expected in 2025, 2026.