The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness

Please read the rules and make sure you have all your material to hand before completing the form below.

Some housekeeping

  • If you are submitting on someone else’s behalf, please complete and attach the consent form.
  • All material submitted must be first published between 1st April 2021 and 31st March 2023.
  • Written items should be submitted as a PDF or Word document and a permanent, accessible, non-expiring URL where available.
  • Video or audio items should be submitted as permanent, accessible, non-expiring URLs. Where this is not possible, please contact the administrator to arrange another method.
  • Individuals without easy access to the internet may also enter by completing a printed Entry Form, up to three pieces of material and a consent form (if applicable) and sending their entry to: The Orwell Foundation, Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT.

2023 The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness

  • Entrant

  • If the entry is being submitted as part of a small team, please state first names and last names of your co-entrants here. All authors must be jointly responsible for each piece submitted.
  • If applicable

  • Photo

    A byline photograph (portrait only), with no rights reserved. At least 800 pixels across. The maximum file size is 10MB. If you are submitting a joint entry, please file additional photos with the administrator: alice.adonis@theorwellprize.co.uk
  • Accepted file types: jpg, png, Max. file size: 10 MB.
    JPG or PNG

  • Eligibility

  • Supporting statement

    The supporting statement is an opportunity for you to offer a brief summary of your entry - if there is a story behind your entry which you haven't been able to include in the pieces themselves, you can also mention that here.

  • Article 1

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    • Article 2

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      • Article 3

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        • For our records

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