Press release: Record number of entries for Orwell Prize 2012
10 February 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Full list of entries for Britain’s most prestigious prize for political writing published Record 263 264 books, 140 journalists, 226 bloggers entered Prize advertises for new administrator as deputy director leaves The Orwell… find out more
Entry Deadline Next Week
13 January 2012
The Orwell Prize 2012 closes for entries next Wednesday, 18th January. There’s still time to enter the Book Prize, Journalism Prize and Blog Prize – full details can be found in our ‘How to Enter’ section. And please spread the news widely – t… find out more
Reflections on Gandhi
06 January 2012
Happy New Year, everyone! And with the new year comes a new Orwell essay on our site. First published in January 1949, Orwell’s ‘Reflections on Gandhi’ reflected on the life and legacy of the Indian independence leader, who had died the previous ye… find out more
Merry Christmas
16 December 2011
In our last newsletter of 2011, we’d like to wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! Our Orwell archive has a festive sprinkling of Christmas cheer – there’s the script of a special Christmas edition of his radio poetry magazine, Voic… find out more
Orwell and The Observer
09 December 2011
One of the newspapers Orwell used to write for, The Observer, celebrated its 220th birthday on 4 December. Orwell’s writing for The Observer is collected in Orwell: The Observer Years, which Andrew Anthony reviewed in the paper in 2003. One of Orwellâ€â€¦ find out more
Scotland and St. Andrew’s Day
02 December 2011
It was St. Andrew’s Day this Wednesday, and we’ve got some great articles on Orwell and Scotland in the archive. First, though, there’s Orwell’s poem, ‘St. Andrew’s Day, 1935’. Originally published in The Adelphi, the poem also appeared in … find out more
Full Judging Line-Up Confirmed
28 November 2011
We’re delighted to confirm the full line-up of judges for this year’s Orwell Prizes. Judging the Book Prize are Miranda Carter (writer and former winner of the Orwell Prize for her Anthony Blunt: His Lives), Baroness Helena Kennedy QC (previously sho… find out more
Orwell Prize confirms judging line-up
28 November 2011
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC confirmed as final Book Prize judge The Orwell Prize has today, Monday 28th November, finalised the judges for the 2012 Prize. Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, previously shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Books 2005 for her Ju… find out more
Open for entries, launch debate video, and lecture
11 November 2011
The Orwell Prize 2012 is now OPEN for entries. For the first time, online entry forms are available for all three prizes – the Book Prize, Journalism Prize and Blog Prize. You can also download PDF versions of the Book Prize and Journalism Prize forms.… find out more
Orwell Prize 2012 Announces Judges, Opens for Entries
09 November 2011
2012 Prize opens for entries - ENTER NOW Miranda Carter and Sameer Rahim among Book Prize judges Brian Cathcart and Ian Hargreaves to judge Journalism Prize Blog Prize judges are Suzanne Moore and Hopi Sen The Orwell Prize 2012 opened for submission… find out more