Orwell and The Observer
09 December 2011
One of the newspapers Orwell used to write for, The Observer, celebrated its 220th birthday on 4 December. Orwell’s writing for The Observer is collected in Orwell: The Observer Years, which Andrew Anthony reviewed in the paper in 2003. One of Orwellâ€â€¦ find out more
Scotland and St. Andrew’s Day
02 December 2011
It was St. Andrew’s Day this Wednesday, and we’ve got some great articles on Orwell and Scotland in the archive. First, though, there’s Orwell’s poem, ‘St. Andrew’s Day, 1935’. Originally published in The Adelphi, the poem also appeared in … find out more
Full Judging Line-Up Confirmed
28 November 2011
We’re delighted to confirm the full line-up of judges for this year’s Orwell Prizes. Judging the Book Prize are Miranda Carter (writer and former winner of the Orwell Prize for her Anthony Blunt: His Lives), Baroness Helena Kennedy QC (previously sho… find out more
Orwell Prize confirms judging line-up
28 November 2011
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC confirmed as final Book Prize judge The Orwell Prize has today, Monday 28th November, finalised the judges for the 2012 Prize. Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, previously shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Books 2005 for her Ju… find out more
Open for entries, launch debate video, and lecture
11 November 2011
The Orwell Prize 2012 is now OPEN for entries. For the first time, online entry forms are available for all three prizes – the Book Prize, Journalism Prize and Blog Prize. You can also download PDF versions of the Book Prize and Journalism Prize forms.… find out more
Orwell Prize 2012 Announces Judges, Opens for Entries
09 November 2011
2012 Prize opens for entries - ENTER NOW Miranda Carter and Sameer Rahim among Book Prize judges Brian Cathcart and Ian Hargreaves to judge Journalism Prize Blog Prize judges are Suzanne Moore and Hopi Sen The Orwell Prize 2012 opened for submission… find out more
Launch 2012, ‘Writing the Riots’
02 November 2011
The Orwell Prize 2012 will open for entries on Wednesday 9th November following a debate about ‘Writing the Riots’ at the Frontline Club in London. Artistic director of the Tricycle Theatre Nicolas Kent, previously shortlisted journalists Paul Lewis … find out more
Poverty and Political Blogging – Videos from Cheltenham
21 October 2011
We thoroughly enjoyed holding events at The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival for the first time – and we hope that, via video, you enjoy them too. You can watch our ‘Victorian Values’ debate, with social historian Jose Harris, author of Chavs … find out more
Orwell, Raffles and Gulliver
14 October 2011
We’re very pleased to bring you two new Orwell essays this week. First up is ‘Raffles and Miss Blandish’, first published in October 1944. In it, Orwell compares the crime stories featuring gentleman thief Raffles from the early 20th Century with t… find out more
One week to Cheltenham
07 October 2011
Next weekend, the Orwell Prize will be at The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival for the first time. On Saturday 15th October at 10am, we’ll be discussing ‘Victorian Values’, and how the ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ poor have returned t… find out more