Jason Cowley is a British journalist and editor. He is the editor of the literary magazine Granta, which he has been at the helm of since 2008. He has also written for a variety of publications, including The Guardian, The Times, The Observer, and The New Statesman. Cowley is a passionate advocate for the arts and literature, and has been a judge for the Man Booker Prize and the Costa Book Awards. He is also a visiting professor at the University of East Anglia and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Cowley is a passionate believer in the power of literature to inspire and transform, and his work has been widely praised for its insight and intelligence.