Orwell Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2020) Winner
Janice Turner
ジャニス・ターナー
Janice Turner
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1964-04-08 （Wakefield, West Yorkshire）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Camberwell, south London
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, columnist, feature writer, magazine editor
- Active Years
- 1986-2024
- Affiliations
- The Times
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for best columnist, British Press Awards 2005, Shortlisted for best columnist, British Press Awards 2007, Shortlisted for best columnist, British Press Awards 2008, Shortlisted (highly commended) for best columnist, British Press Awards 2016, Shortlisted for best columnist and interviewer, British Press Awards 2017, Shortlisted for best columnist, British Press Awards 2018, Shortlisted for best columnist, British Press Awards 2019, Shortlisted for the 2017 Orwell Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Sussex | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Ridgewood School
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Sussex
Country:
United Kingdom
Elected Student Union Officer, edited Unionews magazine
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Orwell Prize for Journalism | The pain of clearing my parents' house | Journalism | The Orwell Foundation | Winner |
| 2014 | British Press Awards Interviewer of the Year | — | — | Press Gazette | Winner |
| 2019 | British Press Awards Interviewer of the Year | — | — | Press Gazette | Winner |
| 2020 | British Press Awards Columnist of the Year | — | — | Press Gazette | Winner |
| 2018 | Comment Journalist of the Year, British Journalism Awards | — | — | — | Winner |
Orwell Prize for Journalism
2020
Work:
The pain of clearing my parents' house
Category:
Journalism
Organization:
The Orwell Foundation
Result:
Winner
British Press Awards Interviewer of the Year
2014
Organization:
Press Gazette
Result:
Winner
British Press Awards Interviewer of the Year
2019
Organization:
Press Gazette
Result:
Winner
British Press Awards Columnist of the Year
2020
Organization:
Press Gazette
Result:
Winner
Comment Journalist of the Year, British Journalism Awards
2018
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Legacy
British journalist and columnist for The Times, known for her writings on gender issues and women's sex-based rights, winner of multiple journalism awards including the Orwell Prize.
Quotes
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'Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female.' Simone de Beauvoir wrote those words in 1949. And in journalism, they are still true...
Source: Statement declining 'A Woman's Voice' award, Editorial Intelligence awards (2016)
Trivia
- Daughter-in-law of Peter Preston, former editor of The Guardian.
- Married to Ben Preston, executive editor of The Sunday Times.
- Has two sons.