Orwell the book reviewer
13 July 2012
A guest post by Paul Anderson One of the funniest of George Orwell’s many columns for the left-wing weekly Tribune is 'Confessions of a book reviewer', published on 3 May 1946, with its dismal depiction of the procrastinating writer struggling to churn… find out more
Buxton Festival and The Orwell Prize
06 July 2012
This newsletter was written by Olivia De Raadt-St. James Tucked away in Derbyshire’s Peak District, the bustling market town of Buxton annually celebrates art. In two weeks, the area will observe its 34th annual Buxton Festival – a nineteen day event… find out more
Happy Birthday to George
29 June 2012
George Orwell was born as Eric Blair on 25th June 1903 so Monday could have been his 109th birthday. We had lots of tweets on what people were reading to celebrate and the most prominent were; Nineteen Eighty Four, Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalon… find out more
Burmese Days
22 June 2012
This week Myanmar democracy advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi became the first non-head of state to address both houses of Britain's parliament. "We have an opportunity to re-establish true democracy in Burma. It is an opportunity for… find out more
Coming Up for Air
15 June 2012
This week we celebrated the publication anniversary of Orwell's novel Coming Up for Air. Written in 1938 and first published on 12th June 1939, Coming Up for Air is a story of a man's journey home to the setting of his childhood. Imminent war, nostalgia a… find out more
Dickens and O’Shaughnessy
08 June 2012
Tomorrow it will be 142 years since Charles Dickens died. Two centuries since his death Dickens is still much loved for his great contribution to classic English literature. It is thought by many that he was the quintessential Victorian author. Dickens is… find out more
1984
01 June 2012
A week today, Friday 8th June, will be the 63rd anniversary of the publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four. Since its first publication in 1949 reportedly more than 25 million copies have been sold worldwide and Nineteen Eighty-Four is regularly cited as one … find out more
2012 Winners Announced
25 May 2012
The winners of the Orwell Prize 2012 were announced on Wednesday at our Awards Ceremony at Church House, Westminster. Christopher Hitchens’ widow Carol Blue accepted an Orwell Prize Memorial for his passionate contribution to political writing, Ameli… find out more
Orwell Prize 2012 winners announced
23 May 2012
Christopher Hitchens memorialised Toby Harnden wins Book Prize for Dead Men Risen Amelia Gentleman wins Journalism Prize for her work in The Guardian Rangers Tax-Case wins the Blog Prize The winners of the Orwell Prize 2012, Britain’s most prestigious… find out more
2012 Winners to be announced on Wednesday
18 May 2012
The winners of this year’s Orwell Prize awards ceremony will be announced on Wednesday, 23rd May. The 2012 winners – of the Book Prize, Journalism Prize and Blog Prize – will be announced from 7pm, with drinks from 6.30pm, at Church House, West… find out more
