The Orwell Prize

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The Orwell Prize is Britain’s most prestigious prize for political writing, awarded to the book and journalism which comes closest to George Orwell’s ambition ‘to make political writing into an art’. Entry is free, and there is no limit to the number of entries a publisher or publication can make. All entries must have a link... Read more »

The Orwell Prize is looking for an administrative assistant. Please click the link below for a job description The Orwell Prize – Administrative Assistant – Job Description To apply, please read the job description and send a CV and covering […]

Over 150 guest attended the Orwell Youth Prize Celebration Day 2016 at Pembroke College, Oxford Day celebrates a year of workshops in schools, and the achievements of over 100 entrants aged 14 – 18 Some of the country’s best […]

The winner of the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils 2016 was announced today, Thursday 26th May 2016.   Nicci Gerrard wins the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils for her reporting on the care and understanding of […]

The winner of the Orwell Prize for Books 2016 was announced today, Thursday 26th May 2016.   Arkady Ostrovsky’s The Invention of Russia (Atlantic Books) wins the Orwell Prize for Books Ostrovsky is a Russian-born British journalist who has spent […]

The winners of the Orwell Prize 2016 were announced today, Thursday 26th May 2016.   Two journalists share the award for Journalism: Financial Times’ Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist Gideon Rachman and freelance journalist Iona Craig. Judges decide to jointly […]

The winners of the Orwell Prize 2016 will be announced at the Prize Ceremony on the evening of Thursday 26th May 2016, in Fyvie Hall at the University of Westminster. More details to follow. If you have any questions, please […]

Following a sell-out international tour, the five-star smash hit production of Orwell’s masterpiece 1984 is back in London from 14 June. We’re now offering followers of The Orwell Prize the chance to win 1 of 3 pairs of tickets to […]

The shortlist for the Orwell Prize for Books 2016 was announced today, Thursday 21st April 2016. Three of the shortlisted books focus on the Middle East: Wendell Steavenson’s Circling the Square, Emma Sky’s The Unravelling and Jason Burke’s The New […]