Freelance journalist & writer
"Iona Craig's undercover stories from Yemen are beautifully written and full of empathy. At significant personal risk she reveals much of what lies behind the region's current crisis with an on-the-gorund eyewitness perspective, stemming from impressive personal inititative, which is at the heart of great journalism." - Kurt Schork Memorial Awards Judges' Citation, 2016
James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism runner-up
Overseas Press Club of America Awards, Roy Rowan Award runner-up
George Polk Awards, Foreign Reporting WINNER
Bayeux-Calvados Awards for War Correspondents, Print shortlisted
International Media Awards, Cutting Edge WINNER
Kurt Schork Memorial Awards, International Journalism WINNER
The Orwell Prize for Journalism WINNER
XCity University WINNER
The Frontline Club Awards, Print WINNER
The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism WINNER
The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism shortlisted
The Sunday Times Tom Walker Foreign News Award WINNER
2009
Press Gazette Awards, Student Scoop of the Year shortlisted
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Logan Nonfiction Program Fellow
Future of War Fellow at New America and Arizona State University
Orwell Fellow, the Orwell Foundation
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting grantee
Howard G. Buffett Fund grantee, International Women’s Media Foundation
Contact Iona: iona@ionacraig.com PGP