Juliet Jacques

Juliet Jacques (born 3 October 1981) is a British journalist, critic and writer of short fiction, known for her work on the transgender experience, including her transition as a trans woman.[1] She appeared on two episodes of the Media Democracy podcast, talking about how the UK media have treated trans and non-binary people over the last decade. [2]

Education

Jacques was born in Redhill, Surrey and grew up in nearby Horley. She attended Reigate Grammar School for two years before her parents moved her to a local comprehensive school,[3] followed by the College of Richard Collyer in Horsham, West Sussex, studying History at the University of Manchester and then Literature and Film at the University of Sussex.

Writing

In 2007, she published a book on English avant-garde author Rayner Heppenstall for Dalkey Archive Press. Her memoir, entitled Trans, was published by Verso Books in 2015. This book emerged from a series Jacques wrote for the Guardian newspaper (2010 - 2012).[4] She has written regular columns for The Guardian[5] on gender identity, for the New Statesman[6] on literature, film, art and football, and published extensively on film in Filmwaves, Vertigo and Cineaste. She began writing a chronicle of her gender reassignment in 2010. She contributed a section in Sheila Heti's book, "Women in Clothes" which was published in 2014.

Awards

She was longlisted for The Orwell Prize in 2011 for her series on gender reassignment.[7] In 2012 she was selected as one of The Independent on Sunday Pink List's most influential journalists,[8] and was also included in the 2013 list.[9]

Personal life

Jacques also plays football, and won the Shield with the Brighton Bandits at the 2008 IGLFA World Cup.[10]

For several years Jacques worked for the NHS, during the period Andrew Lansley's reforms were implemented. She was made redundant in 2014. She wrote about this period of the NHS in a personal essay for the New Statesman.[11]

References
  1. Juliet Jacques (2 June 2012). "A transgender journey: part one". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. "Latest news". Juliet Jacques. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. Jacques, Juliet. "On the dispute between the trans community and radical feminism". New Statesman. Retrieved 21 September 2014.(Paywall)
  4. Jacques, Juliet. Trans : a memoir. London. ISBN 978-1-78478-167-5. OCLC 960762279.
  5. "A transgender journey | Life and style". The Guardian. London. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  6. "Juliet Jacques". Newstatesman.com. Retrieved 12 January 2013.(Paywall)
  7. "Long Lists". The Orwell Prize. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  8. "IoS Pink List 2012: Journalists - News - People". The Independent. London. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  9. "The Independent on Sunday's Pink List 2013". The Independent. London. 13 October 2013.
  10. "Juliet Jacques". The Orwell Prize. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  11. Jacques, Juliet. "Goodbye to the NHS: a personal story of a public service". New Statesman. Retrieved 21 September 2014.(Paywall)
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