The Orwell Prize shortlist: live with Libreria
Tuesday 09 June 2026 @ 18:30 - 20:00Join Orwell Prize shortlisted writers Tahmima Anam and Sam Dalrymple in conversation with Rohan Silva, chair of the panel for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2026. Named after George Orwell, the prizes honour writing that meets politics head… find out more
Englishness, Britishness and the Populist Challenge
Wednesday 17 June 2026 @ 18:30Is it possible to develop a shared sense of nationhood that transcends the narrow and exclusive version offered by national populism? In the autumn of 1940, as the Blitz raged overhead, George Orwell sat down to write The Lion and the Unicorn (1941), a… find out more
War, Hope and Impunity in Ukraine
Monday 22 June 2026 @ 19:00Andrey Kurkov (Three Years on Fire: The Destruction of Ukraine) and Manisha Ganguly (Investigations Correspondent, The Guardian) join Kim Darroch, Chair of the Orwell Foundation, to discuss their Orwell Prize shortlisted reporting on war crimes in Ukraine… find out more