Jake Wallis Simons
Jake Wallis Simons | |
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| Born | Jacob Timothy Wallis Simons 1978 or 1979 (age 46–47) |
| Occupation | Journalist and novelist |
| 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 (born 1978 or 1979) is a British columnist, broadcaster and foreign correspondent.
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.
He writes a regular column for The Telegraph and his work also features frequently in the Spectator and the New York Post. He also writes regularly for the The Jewish Chronicle, of which he was formerly Editor, and maintains an online newsletter.
Previously, he was a freelance features writer for the Times and a broadcaster for BBC Radio 4, presenting documentaries and appearing on From Our Own Correspondent. He then joined the Sunday Telegraph before leaving to become Associate Global Editor at the Daily Mail.
He has won a number of prizes for his journalism, including a Webby award and a European Newspapers Award for his 2014 long read for the Telegraph entitled Meet the Settlers.
His four novels include The English German Girl, which won the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize in 2011. His book Israelophobia, a work criticising anti-Zionism, was published in 2023.
He was appointed editor of The Jewish Chronicle in December 2021, succeeding Stephen Pollard. In January 2025, he stepped down to work on writing books.