BIO

About Jane

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

Jane has covered human rights and humanitarian issues, international development and human stories 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 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 consulted for Save The Children, Plan UK, Plan International, Hellenic Rescue Team, World Health Organisation, Care International, RNLI International and Amnesty International. She will permanently rejoin Plan International's global press team in September 2021.

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