The Orwell Youth Prize seeks to support the next generation of socially engaged young writers and thinkers from across the UK through our resources, workshops and projects.
The Orwell Youth Prize 2021
The Orwell Youth Prize 2021 theme has been announced.
This year we are seeking creative responses to ‘A New Direction, Starting Small’.
Journalism, essays, short stories, blog posts, poems, and plays are all welcome. We’ve also introduced a new game design category – more information coming in 2021!
How you respond to this year’s theme is your choice.
GET WRITING!
- Have your work published and recognised by your peers and professionals
- Win a cash prize
- Win books for yourself and your school (winners receive all of Orwell's work, runners up Orwell's Essays)
- Help shape the national conversation
#StartingSmall
The 2021 Orwell Youth Prize is generously supported by Rethinking Poverty: The Webb Legacy
2020 Orwell Youth Prize Winners
Junior
Not so welcome break
Tom Finlayson (Fiction)
You are what you eat
Hugh Ludford (Fiction)
To the boy who’s considered my equal
Helen Chick (Poetry)
Senior
Knifepoint,
Jessica Tunks (Journalism)
Streets in the Sky,
Rosaleen Tite Ahern (Essay)
How many people does it take to change? (The World),
Maya Stokes (Poetry)
What we lost,
Lauren Debruin (Fiction)
