The Orwell Prizes

‘What I have most wanted to do… is to make political writing into an art’
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The Orwell Prizes 2026

Every year, The Orwell Foundation awards prizes to the writing and reporting which best meets the spirit of George Orwell's own ambition 'to make political writing into an art'.

The winners of the 2026 Orwell Prizes will be revealed on the 25 June 2026.

On this page you can find more about this year's finalists, our judges, and all our previous winners.

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The Orwell Prize 2025 winners

 

Political Writing   
    Book prize

Looking at Women, Looking at War

Victoria Amelina

Political fiction   
   book prize

Heart, Be at Peace

Donal Ryan

 
 

Journalism   
   prize

Jenny Kleeman

The Guardian, The Financial Times, BBC Radio 4

Reporting homelessness   
   Prize

 
2025 Finalists Previous winners

The Orwell Youth Prize

Inspired by its own ‘Big Brother’, Britain’s most prestigious Prize for political writing, the Orwell Youth Prize aims to support and inspire a new generation of politically engaged young writers.