Ian Hislop to give The Orwell Lecture 2016
20 October 2016
The Orwell Prize has today announced that Ian Hislop will give the Orwell Lecture 2016, at University College London on Tuesday 15th November 2016. The Lecture will be titled 'The Right to Dissent (and the Left too)' To book tickets, please … find out more
The Orwell Prize announces Judges for 2017
20 October 2016
The Orwell Prize has announced its judges for 2017, and that it will now be based at The Institute of Advanced Studies at UCL, home to the Orwell Archive. The Orwell Prize for Books 2017 will be judged by Jonathan Derbyshire, Bonnie Greer, Mark Lawson … find out more
Encountering Orwell
10 October 2016
To celebrate the launch of our new website, The Orwell Prize is publishing a new set of Encounters in our Encountering Orwell Series. In 2014, to Celebrate our 21st Birthday, we collected and published a series of Encounters with Orwell: winners, judges, … find out more
The Orwell Prize is recruiting an Administrative Assistant
12 August 2016
The Orwell Prize is looking for an administrative assistant. Please click the link below for a job description [download id="10481"] To apply, please read the job description and send a CV and covering letter to recruitment@orwellfoundation.com … find out more
The Orwell Prize launches new website
12 August 2016
The Orwell Prize is delighted to announce the launch of its new website today, Friday 12th August 2016 The website was designed and built by Double Sided. … find out more
Next generation of political writers attend inspirational Orwell Youth Prize Celebration Day
07 July 2016
The Orwell Youth Prize Celebrated a successful year of workshops and over 100 prize entrants at a day-long event on Friday 24th June. Prizes were awarded to young writers who had submitted entries inspired by Orwell’s words: “If liberty means anythin… find out more
Gideon Rachman and Iona Craig win The Orwell Prize for Journalism 2016
01 June 2016
The winners of the Orwell Prize 2016 were announced today, Thursday 26th May 2016. Two journalists share the award for Journalism: Financial Times’ Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist Gideon Rachman and freelance journalist Iona Craig. Judges decide… find out more
Nicci Gerrard wins The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils 2016
26 May 2016
The winner of the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils 2016 was announced today, Thursday 26th May 2016. Nicci Gerrard wins the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils for her reporting on the care and understanding of dementi… find out more
Arkady Ostrovsky’s The Invention of Russia wins The Orwell Prize for Books 2016
26 May 2016
The winner of the Orwell Prize for Books 2016 was announced today, Thursday 26th May 2016. Arkady Ostrovsky’s The Invention of Russia (Atlantic Books) wins the Orwell Prize for Books Ostrovsky is a Russian-born British journalist who has spent fif… find out more
WIN 1 OF 3 PAIRS OF TICKETS TO SEE THEATRICAL PHENOMENON 1984 AT THE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE
15 May 2016
Following a sell-out international tour, the five-star smash hit production of Orwell's masterpiece 1984 is back in London from 14 June. We’re now offering followers of The Orwell Prize the chance to win 1 of 3 pairs of tickets to see this acclaimed ada… find out more
