The Orwell Youth Prize in Hull: students to debate the future they’re striving for
04 March 2020
To take a rational political decision one must have a picture of the future George Orwell, 1944 This Friday (6th March 2020) sixth form students from across Hull will gather at the University of Hull to debate societal change and the future of technol… find out more
“Democratic accountability is a rough and ready mechanism”: Daniel Finkelstein delivers Orwell Memorial Lecture
26 February 2020
Earlier this month, Times columnist and Conservative member of the House of Lords Daniel Finkelstein delivered the rescheduled 2019 Orwell Memorial Lecture, on the topic 'How to Predict An Election', to a packed room in University College London's Cruci… find out more
Writers Kerry Hudson and Kayo Chingonyi to judge Orwell Youth Prize
27 January 2020
Foundation partners The Orwell Youth Prize have revealed that award-winning writer Kerry Hudson and poet Kayo Chingonyi are judging the 2020 Orwell Youth Prize, the theme of which is ‘The Future We Want’. The prize is open to all 12-18-year olds based… find out more
‘The Night Orwell Died’ – marking the 70th anniversary of George Orwell’s death
21 January 2020
This is the story of how, 70 years ago today, George Orwell died. It is not wholly a tragic story. - To mark the seventieth anniversary of George Orwell’s death, the Orwell Foundation and UCL Library Special Collections present a short film… find out more
Orwell Lecture postponed until the New Year
14 November 2019
We are sorry to say that we have had to postpone Daniel Finkelstein's Orwell Memorial Lecture, 'How to Predict An Election', scheduled for the 19th November, as well as the accompanying Archive Event with D. J. Taylor. We are rescheduling for the spring a… find out more
The Orwell Foundation and the Institute of Advanced Studies launch new scheme for Orwell scholars
07 November 2019
The Institute of Advanced Studies and the Orwell Foundation have launched a new scheme for researchers working on aspects of the life and work of George Orwell and his contribution to the Humanities and Social Sciences. Orwell Visiting Fellows will be … find out more
Orwell Journalism Judges Announced, Prizes Open
06 November 2019
Two expert panels of judges have been announced for the highly sought-after Orwell Prizes for Journalism and Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils, which open for entry today, Wednesday 6th November 2019. Broadcaster Iain Dale will Chair t… find out more
Judges announced for The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction and The Orwell Prize for Political Writing
17 September 2019
A prestigious panel of judges has been announced for the UK's most prominent prizes for political writing. Jude Kelly CBE will chair the panel judging The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction alongside Tom Gatti, Sarah Shaffi and Dr Matthew Sperling while T… find out more
We’re hiring!
05 September 2019
The Orwell Foundation and the Orwell Youth Prize are currently recruiting a (part-time, 2 days a week) Prize and Programme Coordinator to support the running of our flagship programme, The Orwell Prizes, alongside a broader programme of events. Support… find out more
Orwell Prize winners imagine the future of work: new short stories from the Orwell Foundation & RSA
26 July 2019
How can fiction help us think about the future and where our society may be heading? The Orwell Foundation and the RSA launch a new collection on the future of work in an age of radical technologies. The stories are curated by the RSA and the Orwell Found… find out more
