The Orwell Prizes 2022: Winners Announced
14 July 2022
We are delighted to be able to announce that the winners of The Orwell Prizes 2022 are: The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2022: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (Faber). The Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2022: My Fourth Time, We … find out more
The Orwell Prizes 2022: The Finalists
18 May 2022
We can now reveal the finalists chosen by The Orwell Prize judges to go through to this year’s shortlists. The winners of each Orwell Prize will receive £3,000 and will be announced on Thursday 14th July 2022 at the closing ceremony of our Orwell Festi… find out more
The Orwell Festival of Political Writing: Tickets now available for the Orwell Festival Lecture
22 April 2022
The Orwell Festival of Political Writing, held across Bloomsbury and online from 22nd June to 14th July, is a major new initiative that will bring together the shortlisted writers for The Orwell Prizes 2022, along with some special guests, in a series of … find out more
Eligibility Period and deadline for entries to The Orwell Journalism Prizes 2022 extended to 31st March 2022
28 February 2022
With reporters under immense pressure to cover an intense start to the year, the Foundation is extending the deadline and eligibility period for entries to The Orwell Prize for Journalism and The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils to Thurs… find out more
Richard Blair donates ‘precious letters’ to the Orwell Archive at UCL
29 November 2021
Fifty letters written by George Orwell to two women he sought to marry and who became lifelong friends have been donated by the author’s son, Richard Blair, to the Orwell Archive at UCL. The letters reveal new details about Orwell’s life in the 1930s … find out more
Orwell Prizes open for entries for 2022 and judges announced
22 November 2021
Judging panels announced as all Orwell Prizes, the UK’s most prestigious prizes for political writing, open for entries for 2022 The Prizes will also have a new Finalists format, revised eligibility period and a new Orwell Festival of Political Writi… find out more
We are recruiting a Deputy Director
04 November 2021
Please note: we have reopened applications for this strategic role. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in the opportunity. The positi… find out more
Ian McEwan to deliver The Orwell Lecture 2021
12 October 2021
Ian McEwan will deliver this year's Orwell Lecture on the topic 'Politics and the Imagination: Reflections on Orwell's Inside the Whale'. The lecture, which is generously sponsored by George Orwell's son, Richard Blair, will be held in-person at Co… find out more
Statement from The Orwell Foundation on ‘Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me’
10 August 2021
The Orwell Foundation acknowledges the concerns and hurt expressed about Kate Clanchy's memoir, Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me (Picador, 2019), winner of The Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2020. The Foundation understands the importance o… find out more
This year’s Orwell Youth Prize winners start small – and point in a new direction
21 July 2021
The Orwell Foundation can today reveal the winners of The Orwell Youth Prize 2021, after young writers from across the UK responded to the theme 'A New Direction: Starting Small'. From the conservation of Norfolk’s wetlands to the poetry of politica… find out more
