What We Do

The Orwell Foundation exists to promote Orwell’s values of bravery, integrity, decency and fidelity to truth. We champion plurality of opinion and ideas by running prizes and events which nourish courageous, clear writing, while our events and resources connect with audiences - from policy experts to school children - on subjects emerging from Orwell’s works including poverty, totalitarianism, the corruption of language and the rise of new technologies.

Each year, we award prizes to the books and journalism which best meet Orwell's ambition to 'make political writing into an art'. Our innovative Youth Prize supports the next generation of socially-engaged young writers through workshops, resources and individual feedback for every entrant, while our events include the annual Orwell Lecture, which has attracted renowned speakers from the worlds of literature, politics, and the arts.