London’s ‘Down and Outs’ then and now
05 September 2013
In celebration of the 80th publication anniversary of Down and Out in Paris and London we have a guest post from John Bird on the changes in tramping. Bird will join Brian Sewell in conversation at on the evening of Wednesday 9… find out more
Brian Sewell at Foyles with The Orwell Prize and Quartet Books
16 August 2013
The Orwell Prize, Britain's most prestigious prize for political writing, is supported by the Media Standards Trust, Political Quarterly, AM Heath and Richard Blair (Orwell's son). We are delighted to announce that this autumn we will team with Foyles and… find out more
A century of Michael Foot
25 July 2013
The Orwell Prize, Britain's most prestigious prize for political writing, is supported by the Media Standards Trust, Political Quarterly, AM Heath and Richard Blair (Orwell's son). This week would have been the 100th birthday of Michael Foot, former MP a… find out more
Orwell adaptations
15 July 2013
The Orwell Prize, Britain's most prestigious prize for political writing, is supported by the Media Standards Trust, Political Quarterly, AM Heath and Richard Blair (Orwell's son). Earlier this year, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a season on the life and works o… find out more
Happy Birthday George Orwell
25 June 2013
The Orwell Prize, Britain's most prestigious prize for political writing, is supported by the Media Standards Trust, Political Quarterly, AM Heath and Richard Blair (Orwell's son). To mark the occasion of George Orwell's 110th birthday, the literary grea… find out more
A week for Nineteen Eighty-Four
14 June 2013
The Orwell Prize, Britain's most prestigious prize for political writing, is supported by the Media Standards Trust, Political Quarterly, AM Heath and Richard Blair (Orwell's son). Following its 64th publication anniversary on Sunday sales of Nineteen Ei… find out more
The Orwell Prize in Manchester
30 May 2013
The Orwell Prize, Britain's most prestigious prize for political writing, is supported by the Media Standards Trust, Political Quarterly, AM Heath and Richard Blair (Orwell's son). We're thrilled to announce our first event with The International Anthony… find out more
Orwell Prize 2013 Winners Announced
15 May 2013
Andrew Norfolk and Tom Bergin share the Orwell Prize for Journalism for their work for The Times and Reuters respectively A. T. Williams wins the Orwell Book Prize for A Very British Killing: The Death of Baha Mousa (Jonathan Cape) Marie Colvin’s On the… find out more
Orwell and Society
10 May 2013
The Orwell Prize, Britain's most prestigious prize for political writing, is supported by the Media Standards Trust, Political Quarterly, AM Heath and Richard Blair (Orwell's son). Last week The Orwell Prize went to Leeds Metropolitan University where ou… find out more
Less than three weeks to go
26 April 2013
The Orwell Prize, Britain's most prestigious prize for political writing, is supported by the Media Standards Trust, Political Quarterly, AM Heath and Richard Blair (Orwell's son). The winners of the 2013 Orwell Prize - our 20th prize - will be announced… find out more