Orwell Prize 2011 Shortlists Announced
26 April 2011
6 books, 7 journalists and 7 bloggers remain in contention for £3000 prizes Winners to be announced on 17th May Shortlists revealed at debate, ‘is it time to make monarchy history?’ The shortlists for this year’s Orwell Prize, Britain’s most… find out more
Video from the Oxford Literary Festival
08 April 2011
We took two events to this year’s Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, and videos of both are now available on our website and YouTube Channel. On Sunday, we held an Orwell vs Kipling debate, 75 years after Kipling’s death. Orwell wrote a brief ob… find out more
2011 Longlists Announced
31 March 2011
This year’s Orwell Prize longlists were announced last night – the details are summarised in the press release, or you can see the longlisted books, read the longlisted journalism and browse the longlisted blogposts on our website. As well as announc… find out more
Orwell Prize 2011 Longlists Announced
30 March 2011
18 longlisted books range from Soviet Russia to modern Britain, from the rule of law to feminism, and from ceramics to the Caucasus 15 journalists make extended longlist 22 bloggers include Tory MEP, mainstream journalists and a prisoner The longlist… find out more
Newsletter: Invitation to this year’s Longlist Announcement and Debate
23 March 2011
This year’s Orwell Prize longlists will be announced next Wednesday, 30th March – and we’re delighted to be organising an event to celebrate it for the first time. As well as announcing this year’s longlists, we’ll be running a panel discussion… find out more
Newsletter: Barnsley, Boys’ Weeklies and Amateur Tramping
18 March 2011
We’ve got lots of exciting new Orwelliana for you this week. First, while Orwell writes about Barnsley (and goes to hear a speech by Oswald Mosley) in the Wigan Pier diary, we’ve now added Orwell’s notes on Barnsley to our website. We’ve previou… find out more
Newsletter: Inside the Whale
11 March 2011
Inside the Whale, a collection of essays by Orwell, was first published on this day in 1940. The selection consisted of some of Orwell’s most famous essays: 'Charles Dickens', 'Boys’ Weeklies' and 'Inside the Whale'. We’re delighted that you can no… find out more
Newsletter: Orwell in Sheffield
04 March 2011
In this week’s Wigan Pier diaries, Orwell has travelled from Wigan to Liverpool, and is now in Sheffield. Orwell’s memories of Wigan are ‘slagheaps like mountains, smoke, rows of blackened houses, sticky mud criss-crossed by imprints of clogs, heav… find out more
Newsletter: At the Oxford Literary Festival 2011
25 February 2011
We’re delighted to be heading to the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival for a fourth year, with three panel discussions. On Sunday 3rd April, we’ll be marking the 75th anniversary of Rudyard Kipling’s death with an Orwell vs Kipling debate … find out more
Newsletter: Orwell’s notes on Wigan
18 February 2011
If you’re enjoying our Wigan Pier diary blog, you might also want to take a look at Orwell’s notes on Wigan. In addition to the diary, Orwell conducted a great deal of research, spending a lot of time in public libraries and writing to local off… find out more