Lola Garcia-Ajofrin

Lola Garcia-Ajofrin was selected for the 2024 Shortlist with The Missing Daughters of the South Caucasus.

Lola García-Ajofrín is a multimedia journalist from Spain with over 15 years of experience covering education, migrations, and women ‘s rights. She has reported globally, including in the U.S., Afghanistan, Brazil, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Cambodia, China, Sri Lanka, and Armenia. Her work has appeared in various international outlets like El País, El Confidencial, El Mundo, La Información, Marie Claire, CNN en Español, Outriders, and Al Jazeera, receiving various international awards. She has been co-nominated for the European Press Prize in 2021 and 2022. Lola holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Complutense University of Madrid (2006) and a Master’s Degree in Television Journalism from Rey Juan Carlos University (2007). She received training in Documentary Filmmaking at LENS School (2020-2022). She authored the book “Gigantes de la Educación. Lo que no dicen los rankings” (Fundación Telefónica, 2017).

Nesrine Malik

Nesrine Malik was selected for the 2024 Shortlist with ‘All That We Had is Gone’: My Lament for War-Torn Khartoum

Nesrine Malik is a Sudanese British award winning non-fiction author, journalist and columnist. She is the author of We Need New Stories, Challenging the Myths Behind our Age of Discontent (UK), and The Myths That Subvert Freedom (US). Malik has been a columnist and features writer for The Guardian newspaper since 2019, and her work focuses on foreign policy, immigration, culture war, and identity politics.