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About Jane

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Jane Labous is an award-winning British writer, journalist, editor and broadcaster, known for her world-class writing, often focusing on the most compelling human stories.

Jane has covered human rights issues, international development and human stories since 2005 for international media including the BBC, Voice of America, The Independent, the UN and The LA Times. Her radio documentaries have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4, and you can hear her regular despatches from around the world on BBC Radio 4’s From Our Own Correspondent.

Jane also writes, produces and directs short documentaries. In 2019 she was awarded an E19,000 grant by the European Journalism Centre for her subsequently award-winning multi-media documentary project, Angels.

Jane has also worked for numerous charities including Save The Children, Plan International, Hellenic Rescue Team, WHO, Care International, RNLI International and Amnesty International. She conceives and produces creative multi-media content and communications projects, features, interviews, films, case studies and overarching campaigns.

Jane's debut novel, The Chameleon Girl, set in Dakar, Senegal, will be published in 2021 by Farafina. She has just finished a literary thriller called The Lusenka Tapes, set in Cornwall and Lusenka, and is now developing a third novel.