The Most Dangerous Moment in British History, Secrets of the 1962 Missile Crisis
15 November 2012
This year's Orwell lecture will take place at Birkbeck next Thursday. For 2012 Christopher Andrew will talk about the secrets of the 1962 missile crisis which he says is the most dangerous most in British history. You can book your free place to attend he… find out more
Entries are arriving for The Orwell Prize 2013
08 November 2012
The Orwell Prize 2013 is now open for entries and we're so excited to be receiving books every day. If you're thinking of entering, watch our new launch ad to hear the thoughts of Orwell Prize Director Jean Seaton, 2013 book judge Nikita Lalwani and 20… find out more
Our twentieth prize is open for entries
01 November 2012
Last week The Orwell Prize 2013 - our 20th anniversary prize - launched at The Frontline Club in Paddington. The first bundles of books arrived this week and we're excited about sending them out to our judges. Remember entry is free and we welcome everyon… find out more
The Orwell Prize launches ‘Buy a book for Burma’ appeal
24 October 2012
Buy a book for Burma In its 20th year the Orwell Prize is retracing Orwell's steps. We will be participating in in Wigan based writing project for youths and for the first time ever we are going abroad: to Burma. In 1922 Orwell was posted as a police of… find out more
Orwell Prize 2013 Announces Judges, Opens for Entries
24 October 2012
• 2013 Prize opens for entries – ENTER NOW • Baroness Joan Bakewell, Nikita Lalwani and Arifa Akbar to judge Book Prize • Nicholas Timmins and Jo Glanville to judge Journalism Prize • Blog Prize suspended this year for reform • The Orwell Priz… find out more
The Orwell Prize and the Green Dragon
11 October 2012
This newsletter was written by Dulcie Lee Last week the Orwell Prize visited The Green Dragon School in Brentford where our Operations Manager held a press conference for 60 nine-year-old delegates on the subject of A day in the life of a journalist. The… find out more
Remembering Jura
05 October 2012
Richard Blair, Orwell's only son, remembers his time on the island with his father After my mother Eileen, died in march 1945 my father was rather at a loss as to what to do next. So after a series of relatives and friends were coerced into looking after… find out more
A summer on Jura
05 October 2012
By Oliver Bullough, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Books in 2011 Barnhill, where George Orwell wrote 1984, is foursquare and whitewashed, sheltered in a hollow, with a view south over the sea to the khaki hills of Argyll. It well repays looking at,… find out more
On Jura
04 October 2012
This newsletter was written by Dulcie Lee This week we're delighted to share two very special new pieces of writing on our website. Oliver Bullough, who was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Books last year, has given us an account of his summer at Or… find out more
Eric Hobsbawm: thought and worked until the end
02 October 2012
Director of The Orwell Prize, Professor Jean Seaton, pays tribute to the historian who died yesterday in London Eric Hobsbawm, who has died at 95, was a member of the Orwell Trust (which started the Orwell Prize). This was puzzling: Orwell had been anat… find out more