About
Pete Apps
Pete Apps is a journalist and author of the Orwell Prize-winning book Show Me The Bodies which covers the build up to the Grenfell Tower fire. He spent 10 years writing at industry magazine Inside Housing and his work has also appeared in The Guardian, The New Statesman, The Times, The Independent and Private Eye.
His personal Substack is available here
Work
Experience
2013 - Present
Inside Housing
I have worked across the editorial team at Inside Housing, from news reporter to deputy editor, breaking exclusive news stories, writing in depth features, leading our news team and contributing to strategy
2013 - Present
Freelance
My work has appeared in The Independent, The Guardian, The Times, The I, Private Eye, The Spectator, The New Statesman and many other outlets. This includes news, comment and features - often focusing on building safety and the Grenfell Tower fire
Awards
Orwell Prize
Political writing, 2023
Journalism, 2019 (Shortlisted)
British Journalism Awards
Specialist journalist of the year 2017
News provider of the year (team) 2017
Journalist of the year (specialist journalism awards) 2018
British Society of Magazine Editors
Scoop of the year, 2019
Digital writer of the year 2019
International Building Press
Journalist of the Year, 2017, 2023
News Reporter of the Year, 2017, 2018
Feature Writer of the Year, 2022, 2023
Housing Journalist of the Year, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023