Call for entries

The Orwell Prize 2011 is now accepting entries, opening on Thursday 21 October 2010 and closing on Wednesday 19 January 2011. Apply now

About the Prize

The Orwell Prize is Britain’s most prestigious prize for political writing. Every year, we award prizes for the work – the book, the journalism and (since 2009) the blog. Read about the prize

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February 17, 2012

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March 28, 2012

Orwell Prize Longlist 2012: Announcement

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Latest Orwell diary entry

August 28, 1941

I am now definitely an employee of the B.B.C. The line on the eastern front, in so far as there is a line, now runs roug Read more

Latest Wigan Pier diary entry

March 25, 1936

Men along the private line leading to Gauber pit unloading trucks of slack. They say the mine “can’t get shut o’ t Read more