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The Orwell Youth Prize 2024
What does home mean to you? A physical space? A person? A memory? A town? A country? Our planet? A dream? At a time when our idea of home seems under pressure, from the cost-of-living crisis and the housing crisis, to the plight of refugees and the climate crisis, we want you to write about what home means to you.
The Orwell Youth Prize is far more than just a Prize. Every young writer who enters by our feedback deadline of 8th April 2024 [updated deadline!] is offered personalised feedback from our volunteer readers. We also have resources and inspiration to help you on every step of your writing journey.
This year, we are opening the Prize to all secondary school students, including Year 7s. The Prize is open to anyone in years 7-13 who is at school or college in the United Kingdom.
2023 Orwell Youth Prize Winners
Junior
Beth Anker
Meritocracy: The Politician’s Pipe Dream
Priya Floura
Tick Tock
Heike Ghandi
The Catharsis of a Crane
Amelia Roles
Misconception
Senior
Zaeema Assad
The Radcliffe Line
Iris Mamier
Beware of the dog! says the man with the gun
Lara Wong
Men’s Shoes