Raja Shehadeh imagines change with The Orwell Prize
06 December 2012
Last week the UN gave Palestine new diplomatic powers in 'statehood recognition'. Just a few days before The Orwell Prize's Katriona Lewis met Raja Shehadeh to discuss the changes he's seen since Palestinian Walks won the 2008 Orwell Prize for Books (wh… find out more
Open the curtains
02 December 2012
This is a guestpost by Jacqueline Crooks, Director of Befriend a Family In September I was invited to join an Orwell Prize panel to discuss poverty then and now in the 75th anniversary year of The Road to Wigan Pier. When reading the work in preparation… find out more
A visit to Wigan
23 November 2012
In February the Orwell Prize will be running a series of writing workshops for young people with Stephen Armstrong (author of The Road to Wigan Pier Revisited) in Wigan. Stephen piloted the project with writers including Will Self last year and the Orwell… find out more
Orwell Prize statement
18 November 2012
Over the past few days articles have been published in the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Times which make inaccurate statements about the Orwell Prize. The judging process of the Orwell Prize is entirely independent and the decisions rega… find out more
The Most Dangerous Moment in British History, Secrets of the 1962 Missile Crisis
15 November 2012
This year's Orwell lecture will take place at Birkbeck next Thursday. For 2012 Christopher Andrew will talk about the secrets of the 1962 missile crisis which he says is the most dangerous most in British history. You can book your free place to attend he… find out more
Entries are arriving for The Orwell Prize 2013
08 November 2012
The Orwell Prize 2013 is now open for entries and we're so excited to be receiving books every day. If you're thinking of entering, watch our new launch ad to hear the thoughts of Orwell Prize Director Jean Seaton, 2013 book judge Nikita Lalwani and 20… find out more
Our twentieth prize is open for entries
01 November 2012
Last week The Orwell Prize 2013 - our 20th anniversary prize - launched at The Frontline Club in Paddington. The first bundles of books arrived this week and we're excited about sending them out to our judges. Remember entry is free and we welcome everyon… find out more
The Orwell Prize launches ‘Buy a book for Burma’ appeal
24 October 2012
Buy a book for Burma In its 20th year the Orwell Prize is retracing Orwell's steps. We will be participating in in Wigan based writing project for youths and for the first time ever we are going abroad: to Burma. In 1922 Orwell was posted as a police of… find out more
Orwell Prize 2013 Announces Judges, Opens for Entries
24 October 2012
• 2013 Prize opens for entries – ENTER NOW • Baroness Joan Bakewell, Nikita Lalwani and Arifa Akbar to judge Book Prize • Nicholas Timmins and Jo Glanville to judge Journalism Prize • Blog Prize suspended this year for reform • The Orwell Priz… find out more
The Orwell Prize and the Green Dragon
11 October 2012
This newsletter was written by Dulcie Lee Last week the Orwell Prize visited The Green Dragon School in Brentford where our Operations Manager held a press conference for 60 nine-year-old delegates on the subject of A day in the life of a journalist. The… find out more
