Tanya Gold

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Tanya Gold
Born (1973-12-31) 31 December 1973 (age 50)
Merton, London, England
Alma mater Merton College, Oxford
Occupation(s) Journalist, author
Notable credit(s) Daily Mail columnist
The Guardian columnist
The Independent columnist
The Spectator columnist

Tanya Gold (born 31 December 1973) [1] is an English freelance journalist. [2]

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Career

Gold has written for British newspapers, including The Guardian , the Daily Mail , The Independent , The Daily Telegraph , The Sunday Times , [3] the Evening Standard , New Statesman, The Oldie and for The Spectator magazine. [4] [5] [6] She has also written for The New York Times . [7]

In 2009, Gold was commended in the Feature Writer of the Year category at the British Press Awards. [8] In 2010, she won Feature Writer of the Year at the British Press Awards [9] and was also nominated for Columnist of the Year. [10]

Gold is an avowed republican. [11] [12]

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References

  1. Gold, Tanya (29 December 2009). "Nightmare on New Year's Eve". The Guardian.
  2. "Tanya Gold | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. Gold, Tanya (21 July 2013). "Speakeasy: Of course there's no sexism at the BBC, just Strictly Come Groping". The Sunday Times . Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. "Tanya Gold, Author at New Statesman". New Statesman. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. "Tanya Gold". The Spectator. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. "Tanya Gold". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. Gold, Tanya (6 May 2022). "Opinion | Voters Have Finally Punished Boris Johnson". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. "British Press Awards 2009: The full list of winners". Press Gazette . Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  9. "2010 British Press Awards Winners". Press Gazette. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  10. "British Press Awards shortlist for 2010". Press Gazette. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  11. Gold, Tanya (26 May 2013). "Britain's monarchy is an invocation of a reactionary past". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  12. Gold, Tanya (8 March 2021). "Prince Harry is right about the Royals". The Spectator. Retrieved 29 May 2022.