What We Do
The Orwell Foundation aims to offer a platform for debate and discussion designed to appeal to the widest possible public audience, connecting with everyone to whom George Orwell and his writings are a source of inspiration, from policy-makers and politicians to students and school children. From the corruption of truth to pervasive new technologies, and from poverty and inequality to the rise of political extremism, George Orwell's concerns are as relevant to the twenty-first century as they were to the circumstances in which his great novels were conceived. We are hard at work to sustain this remarkable legacy.
News and events
News
Orwell Lecture postponed until the New Year
14 November 2019The Orwell Foundation and the Institute of Advanced Studies launch new scheme for Orwell scholars
7 November 2019Orwell Journalism Judges Announced, Prizes Open
6 November 2019
Independent, open and free of editorial agenda, the winning entries should strive to meet Orwell’s own ambition ‘to make political writing into an art’. Find out more: orwellfoundation.com/the-orwe… pic.twitter.com/2y3mRYIjJY
Events
More events coming soon...
Unreported Britain
Together with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), we are delivering the Unreported Britain project as one part of the work of the new JRF-sponsored Prize The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils.


Orwell resources
As the only website officially sanctioned by the Orwell Estate, we publish a wide range of resources by and about George Orwell, including our Webby-shortlisted Orwell Diaries blog, Orwell's most popular essays and a library of links to external and exclusive content.
Selected examplesPopular Orwell books
Sponsors & Partners
The Orwell Foundation is extremely grateful to its sponsors and partners. If you would like to find out more about supporting the Foundation, please contact us.

Orwell values
