Orwell Prize 2014 Announces Judges, Opens for Entries
21 October 2013
2014 Prize opens for entries – ENTER NOW Sue MacGregor, Trevor Phillips and Robert McCrum to judge Book Prize Journalism Prize judges are Robin Lustig, Michael Parks and Paul Anderson The Orwell Prize 2014 opened for submissions this evening, 21st Octob… find out more
Guest post: Reflections of Down and Out 80 years on
03 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 David Cano Fernández to celebrate the 80th publicati… find out more
Wigan Pier Workshops
20 September 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). We're thrilled to announce a full line up of writers for the Autumn Sessio… find out more
The Orwell Prize is recruiting
18 September 2013
ORWELL PRIZE ADMINISTRATOR ‘My ambition has been …to turn political writing into an art.’ George Orwell Job Title: Orwell Prize Administrator (full-time) Employer: The Media Standards Trust Location: London Salary: in the region of £25,000 pro rat… find out more
London’s ‘Down and Outs’ then and now
05 September 2013
In celebration of the 80th publication anniversary of Down and Out in Paris and London we have a guest post from John Bird on the changes in tramping. Bird will join Brian Sewell in conversation at on the evening of Wednesday 9… find out more
Brian Sewell at Foyles with The Orwell Prize and Quartet Books
16 August 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). We are delighted to announce that this autumn we will team with Foyles and… find out more
A century of Michael Foot
25 July 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). This week would have been the 100th birthday of Michael Foot, former MP a… find out more
Orwell adaptations
15 July 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). Earlier this year, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a season on the life and works o… find out more
Happy Birthday George Orwell
25 June 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). To mark the occasion of George Orwell's 110th birthday, the literary grea… find out more
A week for Nineteen Eighty-Four
14 June 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). Following its 64th publication anniversary on Sunday sales of Nineteen Ei… find out more