About Periplum
Periplum is a writing practice spanning technical, editorial and creative work. With significant experience working on projects in the charity and education sectors, articles and blogs, and literary editing, Periplum was created as a continuum to unite seemingly opposed forms of writing.
What Shapes Periplum?
Periplum is both shaped and defined by the meaning of its name: to operate through intuitive discovery rather than by using fixed assumptions.
Professional projects demand clarity, structure and precision; commissions and editorial pieces allow space for stories, reflection, movement and cultural observation.
Periplum is shaped by the diversity of writing it undertakes.
Behind Periplum
Behind Periplum is Jonny Mumby, a multidisciplinary writer and editor.
After graduating with a degree in International Relations, Jonny lived in Vietnam for three years working as a language teacher.
Always writing and photographing these experiences, he has since documented his travels across Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Ethiopia, as well as working on personal projects such as a poetry collection and a novel.
Services
Periplum Copy brings together commissioned writing, including bid writing, copywriting, editorial content, and longer-form creative assignments.
The work continues to evolve through collaborative projects with other bid writers, charities, education providers and organisations. Community and connection are core tenets of Periplum.
PERIPLUM Articles
A collection of editorial and reflective writing exploring culture, travel,
language, art and the observation of everyday life across different places
and contexts.
The Roots of Periplum | Hà Nội
Introducing the story behind Periplum’s conception.
A Shared Classroom
Vignettes on teaching in Hanoi’s public schools.
Notes from Northern Ethiopia
Details of one month travelling across northern Ethiopia.
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