How to Enter

Submissions for the Orwell Prize 2012, for work published for the first time in 2011, are now CLOSED, as of Wednesday 18 January 2012.

If you have any queries, please email gavin.freeguard@mediastandardstrust.org.

Book Prize

Journalism Prize

Blog Prize

  • http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/2011/01/04/orwell-and-the-zeitgeist/ Orwell and the Zeitgeist « Though Cowards Flinch

    [...] Laurie Penny, who no longer needs one of those linky underliney things, is odds on for the Orwell Prize 2011: The judges know a zeitgeist when they see one and I would be very surprised if the feted face of [...]

  • http://poumista.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/history-notes/ History notes « Poumista

    [...] is nice. And it is Orwell Prize nomination time of year again. Phil AVPS picks his best ten posts here, and reckons Laurie Penny will get it because she is surfing the zeitgeist, a suggestion Paul in [...]

  • http://cubiksrube.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/two-blogs-good/ Two blogs good « Cubik's Rube

    [...] are being encouraged to put themselves forward for the Orwell Prize. The deadline’s tomorrow, so if you can quickly muster together ten blog articles you posted [...]

  • Damon

    Why can’t Americans enter? A bit selfish, I think. Very UN-Orwell!

  • The Orwell Prize

    Hi Damon,

    As much as we’d love to accept international entries, we’re a small organisation based in the UK. We don’t currently have the resources to administer the Prize fairly on an international level – apologies!

  • Minima

    Is it possible to enter in multiple categories, as long as the submitted items are different from each other? After all, dedicated political commentators often write articles and books (and blog posts) in a year; and articles are sometimes presented as blog posts by newspapers.

  • The Orwell Prize

    Hi Minima,

    People can enter as many categories as they want – no problem at all. For
    example, when he won the Journalism Prize, Patrick Cockburn was also longlisted
    for the Book Prize.

    Hope that helps!

  • http://twitter.com/HRIMark HRI Mark

    I wish to draw your attention to the NATO Media Advisory of 07 Sep 2011 http://wp.me/p1w0fz-nV I trust none of the entries in the journalism category will be breaking the guidelines.

  • http://hopisen.com/2011/judging-the-orwell-prize/ Judging the Orwell Prize | hopisen.com

    [...] try not to be a numbskull, and will do my level best to stick to the Values of the Orwell Prize, but the possibility is always there. Trying to reach such standards also means an attempt to throw [...]

  • http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2011/11/16/journalisted-weekly-armistice-berlusconi-and-james-murdoch/ Journalisted Weekly: Armistice, Berlusconi and James Murdoch | Editors' Blog | Journalism.co.uk

    [...] Orwell Prize 2012 is now open for entries following a launch debate on ‘Writing the [...]

  • http://www.staffroomsecrets.co.uk/journalism-news/journalisted-weekly-armistice-berlusconi-and-james-murdoch/ Journalisted Weekly: Armistice, Berlusconi and James Murdoch | Staffroom Secrets

    [...] Orwell Prize 2012 is now open for entries following a launch debate on ‘Writing the [...]

  • http://www.libdemvoice.org/calling-all-lib-dem-bloggers-orwell-prize-2012-open-to-entries-25866.html Calling all Lib Dem bloggers… Orwell Prize 2012 open to entries

    [...] versions of the Journalism and Book Prize forms), along with the rules and values of the Prize, at http://theorwellprize.co.uk/the-orwell-prize/how-to-enter/. Entry for all three Prizes is completely [...]

  • http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2011/11/30/journalisted-weekly-leveson-inquiry-tahrir-square-and-england-rfu/ Journalisted Weekly: Leveson Inquiry, Tahrir Square and England RFU | Editors' Blog | Journalism.co.uk

    [...] Orwell Prize 2012 is now open for entries following a launch debate on ‘Writing the [...]

  • http://www.staffroomsecrets.co.uk/journalism-news/journalisted-weekly-leveson-inquiry-tahrir-square-and-england-rfu/ Journalisted Weekly: Leveson Inquiry, Tahrir Square and England RFU | Staffroom Secrets

    [...] Orwell Prize 2012 is now open for entries following a launch debate on ‘Writing the [...]

  • http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2011/12/21/journalisted-yearly-arab-spring-phone-hacking-and-the-eurozon/ Journalisted Yearly: Arab Spring, phone-hacking and the Eurozon | Editors' Blog | Journalism.co.uk

    [...] Orwell Prize 2012 is now open for entries following a launch debate on ‘Writing the [...]

  • http://www.staffroomsecrets.co.uk/journalism-news/journalisted-yearly-arab-spring-phone-hacking-and-the-eurozon/ Journalisted Yearly: Arab Spring, phone-hacking and the Eurozon | Staffroom Secrets

    [...] Orwell Prize 2012 is now open for entries following a launch debate on ‘Writing the [...]

  • http://www.golemxiv.co.uk/2012/01/your-top-10-golem-xiv-posts/ Your top 10 Golem XIV posts. | Golem XIV – Thoughts

    [...] friend Mark Tanner phoned me the other day to ask if I was going to enter the blog for the  Orwell Prize. I said I hadn’t thought about it. There was a tollerant silence followed by a gentle [...]

  • http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2012/01/04/journalisted-weekly-kim-jong-un-new-year-honours-and-syria/ Journalisted Weekly: Kim Jong-un, New Year honours and Syria | Editors' Blog | Journalism.co.uk

    [...] The Orwell Prize 2012 is open for entries [...]

  • http://www.staffroomsecrets.co.uk/journalism-news/journalisted-weekly-kim-jong-un-new-year-honours-and-syria/ Journalisted Weekly: Kim Jong-un, New Year honours and Syria | Staffroom Secrets

    [...] The Orwell Prize 2012 is open for entries [...]

  • Bengunn12612

    How can one view the entry after it has been made?

  • http://twitter.com/bloggerheads Tim Ireland

    FFS, are the Orwell Prize people still insisting that people nominate themselves? I found it to be a demeaning experience the one time I did this, and have always regretted it. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/jamie.bloodworth James Bloodworth

    Personally I think self-nomination is by far the best method. The alternative is an exclusive circle-jerk of the commentariat.

  • ortegablue

    Not international? So much for globalization. Maybe that is good news and there won’t be a One World Government (withRFID chipping) after all. Thanks for the hope! :)

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