2021 Orwell Youth Prize Judges Revealed
03 June 2021
A panel of judges has been announced for the 2021 Orwell Youth Prize which this year invites young people age 12-18 to submit writing in response to the theme ‘A New Direction: Starting Small’. This year’s theme aims to support youn… find out more
We are recruiting a new Orwell Youth Prize Programme Coordinator
03 June 2021
The Orwell Foundation is recruiting a new Programme Coordinator (The Orwell Youth Prize) to join our small team. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to lead the delivery and growth of our programmes for young people, building on current momentum to … find out more
The Orwell Prizes 2021: The Shortlists
27 May 2021
We can now reveal the thirteen books and thirteen journalism entries chosen by The Orwell Prize judges to go through to this year's shortlists. The winners of each £3,000 Orwell Prize will be announced on Friday 25th June 2021 (George Orwell's birthday).… find out more
The Orwell Prizes 2021: Booking Opens for Local Bookshop Longlist Conversations
20 April 2021
As part of our mission to promote honest writing and reporting, and provide a platform for discussion around the prizes, The Orwell Foundation is collaborating with some of the best local bookshops across the country to host a series of longlist conversat… find out more
The Orwell Prizes 2021: The Longlists
09 April 2021
The longlists for The Orwell Prizes 2021 are announced today, Friday 9th April. The books and reporting across the four Orwell longlists tell the story of a staggering year. The borderless nature of the Coronavirus crisis is reflected in the internat… find out more
The Orwell Foundation is hiring: Finance Officer (part-time, 0.15 FTE)
11 January 2021
The Orwell Foundation is looking for a part-time (0.15 FTE) Finance Officer to join our small team. The ideal candidate will have experience of book-keeping and accounting practices using Xero or equivalent systems and of preparing financial reports. They… find out more
Deadline for 2020 Orwell Prize entries extended to 21st January 2021
07 January 2021
With reporters under immense pressure to cover an intense and chaotic start to the year, the Foundation is extending the deadline for entries to The Orwell Prize for Journalism and The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils to midday Thursday … find out more
New ‘Game Design’ Category Announced for The Orwell Youth Prize, ‘Animal Farm’ game launches
10 December 2020
The Orwell Foundation and the 'Animal Farm' game's project founder Imre Jele have worked together on a new 'Game Design' category for the Orwell Youth Prize. The prize is an annual programme for 12-18-year olds which seeks to amplify the voices that go un… find out more
Entry opens for The Orwell Prize for Journalism 2021 and The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils 2021 after ‘year like no other’
02 December 2020
*Deadline extended to midday Thursday 21st January 2021* The 2021 judging panels for The Orwell Prize for Journalism 2021 and The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils 2021 (sponsored by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation), the UK’s free-to-… find out more
Dr Tristram Hunt to deliver the first online Orwell Memorial Lecture – ‘Decolonising the Wonder House: Orwell, Empire and the Museum’
10 November 2020
Dr Tristram Hunt, Director of the V&A and former Labour MP, will deliver this year’s Orwell Memorial Lecture, ‘Decolonising the Wonder House: Orwell, Empire and the Museum’. Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, managing trustee and honorary director of… find out more
