Orwell Prize Custom-Made Trophies Revealed
09 August 2018
We're delighted to unveil the custom-made trophies which are now making their way to winners of the Orwell Prize 2018, Carole Cadwalladr, Darren McGarvey, and the Financial Times team behind 'On the Edge'. The winners of the Orwell Prize 2018 were ann… find out more
Watch the Orwell Prize Ceremony 2018
26 June 2018
The Orwell Prize Ceremony 2018 was held at the RSA on 25th June 2018. The event also featured a panel debate, 'Why does it take a catastrophe?’ – interrogating why the reporting which might have helped prevent the fire at Grenfell Tower was not more w… find out more
Winners of the Orwell Prize 2018 Revealed
25 June 2018
The Winners of The Orwell Prize 2018 were announced this evening at the prizegiving ceremony at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. This year's three winners each focus on modern Britain, revealing a 'turn to the… find out more
New Venue and Readers Announced for Down and Out: LIVE
29 May 2018
Down and Out: LIVE will now take place at Stone Nest, Shaftesbury Avenue: 6th June 2pm-6pm. Admission Free: register online today (followed by panel debate at 6.30pm) George Orwell’s Down and Out in Paris and London is being read and staged … find out more
Orwell Prize 2018 Shortlists Revealed
18 May 2018
The shortlists for The Orwell Prize 2018, Britain’s most prestigious prize for political writing, were announced tonight at the Bath Festival during The Orwell Prize Debate, which featured this year’s chair of judges for the book prize, politician, ac… find out more
Orwell’s Down and Out: LIVE
08 May 2018
“The evil of poverty is not so much that it makes a man suffer as that it rots him physically and spiritually.” – George Orwell George Orwell’s classic book on 1930s poverty in Paris and London is to be brought to life in an immersive performance… find out more
Jean Seaton: Why Orwell’s 1984 Could Be About Now
07 May 2018
Director of the Orwell Foundation, Jean Seaton, has written about Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four for a BBC Culture series on stories that shaped the world. Audiences around the world are re-reading George Orwell’s 1984, which is ‘a handbook for diffic… find out more
Longlists for The Orwell Prize 2018 revealed
09 April 2018
Congratulations to all those who have been longlisted this year. Shortlists will be announced on Friday 18th May at The Bath Festival, with winners revealed at the Orwell Prize Ceremony, Monday 25th June 2018 at the RSA. The Orwell Prize for Books: Read… find out more
Come on board: The Orwell Foundation is hiring
28 February 2018
The Orwell Foundation is recruiting for the role of Assistant Project Coordinator. The Orwell Foundation is looking for a part-time Assistant Project Coordinator to support the development and delivery of The Orwell Foundation and Orwell Youth Prize’… find out more
Catch up: the Orwell Lecture 2017 with A. L. Kennedy
14 February 2018
Catch up with A.L. Kennedy's 2017 Orwell Lecture, 'Orwell with women' on YouTube, courtesy of UCL Arts and Humanities: Deeply associated with political thinking – and our increasingly rapid descent into newspeak and unhistory – Orwell was also a meti… find out more