A close finish in Portsmouth, and the cross-country titles and national medals behind it.
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Vanora’s reporting has taken her from Cambodia and southern Africa to Russia and the Caucasus. Her work includes foreign correspondence, commentary and cultural writing.
She received the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 2004. Her career has included work for Reuters, the Los Angeles Times and The Times.
Read the Orwell Foundation profileSelected writing
Learning the craft of violin making, and asking what makes a Stradivarius special.
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Vanora’s longer-form reporting includes Crying Wolf: The Return of War to Chechnya and The Taste of Dreams: An Obsession with Russia and Caviar.
Crying Wolf · The Taste of Dreams