1984
01 June 2012
A week today, Friday 8th June, will be the 63rd anniversary of the publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four. Since its first publication in 1949 reportedly more than 25 million copies have been sold worldwide and Nineteen Eighty-Four is regularly cited as one … find out more
2012 Winners Announced
25 May 2012
The winners of the Orwell Prize 2012 were announced on Wednesday at our Awards Ceremony at Church House, Westminster. Christopher Hitchens’ widow Carol Blue accepted an Orwell Prize Memorial for his passionate contribution to political writing, Ameli… find out more
Orwell Prize 2012 winners announced
23 May 2012
Christopher Hitchens memorialised Toby Harnden wins Book Prize for Dead Men Risen Amelia Gentleman wins Journalism Prize for her work in The Guardian Rangers Tax-Case wins the Blog Prize The winners of the Orwell Prize 2012, Britain’s most prestigious… find out more
2012 Winners to be announced on Wednesday
18 May 2012
The winners of this year’s Orwell Prize awards ceremony will be announced on Wednesday, 23rd May. The 2012 winners – of the Book Prize, Journalism Prize and Blog Prize – will be announced from 7pm, with drinks from 6.30pm, at Church House, West… find out more
23rd May Awards Ceremony
11 May 2012
The winners of this year’s Orwell Prize awards ceremony will be announced on Wednesday, 23rd May, and it would be wonderful if you could join us. The 2012 winners – of the Book Prize, Journalism Prize and Blog Prize – will be announced from 7pm,… find out more
An Invitation
04 May 2012
This year’s Orwell Prize awards ceremony is taking place on Wednesday, 23rd May, and it would be wonderful if you could join us. The 2012 winners – of the Book Prize, Journalism Prize and Blog Prize – will be announced from 7pm, with drinks from… find out more
2012 Shortlists Announced
27 April 2012
The shortlists for the Orwell Prize 2012 were revealed on Tuesday at our annual shortlist announcement and debate hosted by the University of Westminster. On our website you can read the full list of 6 shortlisted books and an extract, 6 shortlisted jour… find out more
Orwell Prize 2012 Shortlists Announced
24 April 2012
6 books in contention include themes of murder, opium and urban underworld; 6 journalists in the running include pieces on 9/11 jumpers, reading the riots and welfare war; 7 bloggers still competing for the prize include those on broken bureaucracy, gene… find out more
Debate: Our overwhelmingly white media are inevitably delivering ‘white news’.
20 April 2012
On Tuesday evening The University of Westminster in Regent Street will host The Orwell Prize 2012 shortlist announcement and debate. Director of the Orwell Prize, Jean Seaton, will first announce the 2012 shortlists then a panel will debate the issue: Ou… find out more
Shortlist announcement and debate on 24th April
13 April 2012
The Orwell Prize 2012 shortlist announcement and debate will take place in less than a fortnight at the Boardroom, University of Westminster, Regent Street W1B 2UW. As Jean Seaton highlighted in a recent press release, we are concerned by the lack of sub… find out more