Oxford 2009: 1984 and Civil Liberties
Shami Chakrabarti (Director, Liberty) Nick Cohen (author, journalist, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Books 2008) Chaired by Professor Jean Seaton (Director of the Orwell Read more
Tuesday 31 March, 2009
4:00pm
Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
Garden Marquee, Christ Church, Oxford
OX1 1DP
Oxford 2009: Orwell vs Dickens
Dickens: Philip Hensher (novelist, critic, Booker Prize-shortlisted for The Northern Clemency) Orwell: Jean Seaton (Director of the Orwell Prize, academic) Dickens: Jenny Hartley (academic, author Read more
Monday 30 March, 2009
4:00pm
Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
Garden Marquee, Christ Church, Oxford
OX1 1DP
Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival 2009
The Orwell Prize took nine events to the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival 2009 – click on the links below to watch video of, and Read more
3:59pm
Christ Church College
Oxford
OX1 1DP
Shortlist Debate 2009: Are political parties bankrupt?
Nick Cohen (shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Books 2008 for What’s Left?, longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Books 2010 for Waiting for the Read more
Wednesday 25 March, 2009
6:30pm
Thomson Reuters Building
30 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London
E14 5EP
Orwell Lecture 2008: Andrew O’Hagan
Speaker Andrew O’Hagan (novelist, writer) Details Andrew O’Hagan gave the George Orwell Memorial Lecture 2008 on ‘The English’. Links Andrew O’Hagan: The English (full text) Read more
Thursday 13 November, 2008
5:00pm
Birkbeck College, University of London
Malet Street, London
WC1E 7HX
Launch Debate 2009: Is journalism failing failing states?
Speakers Lord (Paddy) Ashdown (former Lib Dem leader, diplomat, author) Peter Beaumont (The Observer, Journalism Prize Winner 2007) David Loyn (BBC developing world correspondent, shortlisted for Read more
Wednesday 22 October, 2008
6:30pm
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place, London
W2 1QJ
Edinburgh 2008: Raja Shehadeh in Conversation
Speakers Raja Shehadeh (winner of the Orwell Prize for Books 2008 for Palestinian Walks) In conversation with Andrew Franklin (publisher, Profile Books) Introduced by Sir Read more
Thursday 21 August, 2008
7:00pm
ScottishPower Studio Theatre
Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
EH2 4DR
Awards Ceremony 2008
Details The winners of the Orwell Prize 2008 were announced on Thursday 24th April 2008 from 7pm (drinks from 6.30pm), at a ceremony at the Read more
Thursday 24 April, 2008
6:30pm
Foreign Press Association
11 Carlton House Terrace, London
SW1Y 5AJ
Oxford 2008: Political Diarists on Political Diaries
Speakers Tony Benn (former Labour MP, author of a number of editions of diaries) Alastair Campbell (former director of communications at Number 10 Downing Street, Read more
Wednesday 2 April, 2008
2:30pm
Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
Christ Church Marquee, Oxford
OX1 1DP
Orwell Prize Shortlist 2008: Announcement and Debate, ‘Has the Left stopped thinking?’
Speakers Greg Clark MP (Conservative, Tunbridge Wells) Peter Hitchens (Mail on Sunday, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Journalism 2007) Will Hutton (The Observer, The Read more
Wednesday 26 March, 2008
6:30pm
Thomson Reuters, 30 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf, London
E14 5EP
Orwell Lecture 2007: Michael Rosen
Speaker Michael Rosen (writer, former Children’s Laureate) Details This year’s Orwell Memorial Lecture was given by Michael Rosen, the writer, broadcaster and Children’s Laureate, at Read more
Thursday 6 December, 2007
5:00pm
Birkbeck College, University of London
Malet Street, London
WC1E 7HX
Launch Debate 2008: Orwell, ID Cards, the Citizen and the State
Speakers Heather Brooke (journalist and author of Your Right to Know) Nick Cohen (journalist and author) David Goodhart (editor, Prospect) Jenni Russell (writer, commentator and Read more
Friday 30 November, 2007
7:00pm
Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place, London
W2 1QJ