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Introducing The Digitalis Archives
Subscribe to the latest project from the Orwell Youth Fellows - right here on Substack
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My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Author update
One year on from winning The Orwell Prize, Sally Hayden updates the story
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June 2023
The Orwell Prize 2023: Why I Write
Inspired by Orwell's essay, we asked our shortlisted authors what motivates them.
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The Orwell Prize 2023: In Front of Your Nose
Orwell's diary helped him keep track of 'solid reality' in an uncertain world. How do our finalists see what is in front of their nose?
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"There's no replacement for on-the-ground reporting."
We asked the journalists and campaigners up for this year's Orwell Prizes what they would most like people to take away from their work
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The Orwell Prize 2023: Journalism recommendations
From the 'Fentanyl king' to the UK's prepayment meter scandal, our finalists give us their pick of the year's best reporting
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What our finalists would most like readers to take from their books
We asked the finalists for two Orwell Book Prizes what ‘feeling, idea or information’ they would most like readers to take away from their work.
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Explore The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness shortlist
Find out more about our newest category
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Recommended reading from our Book Prize finalists (2 of 2)
Memoir, poetry, a guide to politics and a feminist handbook - read on for our second round up
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Recommended reading from our Book Prize finalists (1 of 2)
From a banned Chinese novel to the sociology of the British estate, here's what our finalists have been reading
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May 2023
Read extracts from The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction finalists
Your guide to the year's best political fiction
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Why it's time to start taking young people seriously
Young people need an education fit for the world they live in
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