Janice Turner

Janice Turner is a columnist and feature writer for The Times.

Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire,^[1][2] she was educated at the University of Sussex where she spent a year as an elected Student Union Officer and edited the left-wing Unionews magazine. Before her present post, she was a magazine editor for several women's titles such as Take-A-Break magazine, and wrote a column about magazines for the UK's Press Gazette.

Turner was nominated (shortlisted) for a British Press Award for best columnist in 2005,^[3] 2007,^[4] and 2008^[5] and best interviewer in 2006.^[6]

She is married to Ben Preston, a former deputy editor of The Times,^[7] and the son of Peter Preston. The couple have two sons.

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