The Orwell Prizes 2019: Shortlists announced
10 June 2019
Shortlists for the 2019 Orwell Prizes were announced today, Monday 10th June 2019, including the inaugural Orwell Prize for Political Fiction sponsored by Richard Blair and A. M. Heath and Orwell Prize for Political Writing. The Orwell Prizes aim to … find out more
Orwell takes over Barbican Hub to explore how tech impacts society and politics
29 May 2019
From Friday 7th - Sunday 9th June the Orwell Foundation’s Ministry of Plenty will take over the Life Rewired Hub at the Barbican Centre, London, to host a weekend of events and new commissions, from imaginative fiction on the future of work to virtual… find out more
The Orwell Prizes 2019: Longlists announced
07 May 2019
Longlists for four 2019 Orwell Prizes were announced today, including the inaugural Orwell Prize for Political Fiction sponsored by Richard Blair and A. M. Heath, and Orwell Prize for Political Writing lists, marking the 70th anniversary of George Orwell'… find out more
Writer Caitlin Moran to judge Orwell Youth Prize
01 April 2019
Foundation partners The Orwell Youth Prize have revealed that writer Caitlin Moran is judging this year’s Orwell Youth Prize, the theme of which is ‘A Fair Society?’. Following Orwell’s example, entrants of the prize are encouraged to draw on t… find out more
Students tackle what injustice means to them
14 March 2019
Is not England notoriously two nations, the rich and the poor? (George Orwell, England, Your England) Today 60 sixth form students from 10 schools and colleges in the North East will gather at the Great North Museum to tackle some of the most pressing in… find out more
The One Show: When George Met George
12 March 2019
UPDATE: OWING TO THE BREXIT MEANINGUL VOTE IN PARLIAMENT, THIS FEATURE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. On Tuesday 12th March (today) the BBC's The One Show will be screening a short film about when George Orwell met George Garrett, in February… find out more
George Orwell censored (again)
07 February 2019
Seventy years on from the original correspondence, the British Council has offered its apologies to George Orwell for declining to publish an essay which they had commissioned from him on British cookery. By way of amends the Council has published the or… find out more
Revealed: The Orwell Prize 2019 Book Judges
17 December 2018
Tulip Siddiq MP will chair the judges’ panel for The Orwell Prize for Political Writing which from this year is only open to non-fiction. She is joined by Ted Hodgkinson, Head of Literature and Spoken Word at Southbank Centre; Robbie Millen, Literary … find out more
We Are Proud to Be Supporting The Race Beat!
17 December 2018
The Orwell Foundation is delighted to be supporting the Race Beat's crowdfunder. The Race Beat is a new, nationwide media network for, and led by, people of colour. Watch this video for more information about the project, and find out more and support … find out more
Judges of The Orwell Prize for Journalism and The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils 2019 announced
12 December 2018
The Orwell Foundation is delighted to announce the judges for The Orwell Prize for Journalism and The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils 2019. The Prizes are open for entry and will close 14th January 2019. Journalists may self-nominate, o… find out more