Jake Wallis Simons | |
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Born | Jacob Timothy Wallis Simons |
Occupation | Journalist and novelist |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | St Peter's College, Oxford University of East Anglia |
Notable awards | Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize (2011) |
Website | |
jakewallissimons.com |
Jacob Timothy Wallis Simons [1] is a British journalist and novelist who has been editor of The Jewish Chronicle since December 2021. [2]
Born in London, he graduated with a first class degree in English from St Peter's College, Oxford, before completing a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in 2009. [3]
He has written four novels, [4] including the The English German Girl, which won the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize in 2011. [5]
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