The Orwell Prize 2016 Launches and Announces Judges
28 October 2015
Second Year of Joseph Rowntree Foundation – sponsored Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils to be judged by Emily Ashton, Faisal Islam, Nicholas Timmins, Julia Unwin Book prize to be judged by … find out more
Applications close for administrator of the Orwell Prize
31 July 2015
Applications for the position of administrator of the Orwell Prize, which opened for submissions on a rolling basis on 7 July 2015, are now closed. Please contact Alex Bartram at alex.bartram@orwellfoundation.com or 0207 848 7930 with any comments or que… find out more
The Orwell Prize opens applications for administrator
07 July 2015
Update 31/07/2015: Please note that applications for this position are now closed. The Orwell Prize is looking for a new full-time administrator. £25,000 p.a. (one year contract, with an initial three month probationary period). The Orwell Pri… find out more
Ken Macdonald QC becomes new Chair of the Orwell Prize
06 July 2015
Ken Macdonald QC, Warden of Wadham College and former Director of Public Prosecutions, to head prestigious prize for political writing The Orwell Prize announced today that Ken Macdonald QC, Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, has become the Chair of its g… find out more
The Orwell Prize 2015 Winners
22 May 2015
Winners announced for the Orwell Prize 2015 James Meek’s PRIVATE ISLAND wins the Orwell Prize for Books The Guardian’s Middle East reporter Martin Chulov wins Journalism Prize for work on Islamic State Alison Holt of BBC wins new Joseph Rowntree F… find out more
The Orwell Prize 2015 Shortlists announced
01 May 2015
Six Books, journalists, and pieces of social reporting announced for the Orwell Prize Shortlist First-time writers on Book Prize shortlist: Louisa Lim's The People's Republic of Amnesia and Dan Davies’ book on Jimmy Savile In Plain Sight Jou… find out more
The Orwell Prize 2015 Longlists announced
25 March 2015
12 Books, 15 Journalists, and 14 pieces of social reporting announced for Orwell Prize Longlist 2015 - Book Prize longlist includes four first-time authors as well as several established political writers - Journalism Prize longlist includes Economist w… find out more
The Orwell Prize Announces Judges and Opens for Entries
28 October 2014
2015 Prize opens for entries Prestigious new reporting prize announced, supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, for exposing Britain’s social evils New Orwell/JRF prize to be judged by Anushka Asthana, Richard Sambrook, Nicholas Timmins, J… find out more
Photos from the 2014 Prize Ceremony
19 June 2014
Photos from the Orwell Prize 2014 Prize Ceremony and 21st Anniversary Celebration are now posted on our facebook page. To see the 2014 winners, click here. We are extremely grateful to our sponsors and to Birkbeck Department of Politics for allowing us t… find out more
A Very British Killing: Looking for the Devil in the Detail
27 October 2013
The Orwell Prize, Britain’s most prestigious prize for political writing, is supported by the Media Standards Trust, Political Quarterly, AM Heath and Richard Blair (Orwell’s son). A guest post by A.T.Williams, winner of The Orwell Prize for Books 20… find out more