Orwell News

Orwell's England? Englishness, Britishness and the Populist Challenge

Join our panel at University College London on 17 June

Jun 9 • The Orwell Foundation

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May 2026

Celebrate the year's best political writing with us this June

Shortlist round-up and dates for your diary

May 27 • The Orwell Foundation

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Finalists announced for The Orwell Prizes in Political Writing and Political Fiction

Winners to be revealed 25 June

May 15 • The Orwell Foundation

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Introducing the finalists for the 2026 Orwell Journalism Prizes

Shortlists for The Orwell Book Prizes will be revealed on 15 May 2026

May 13 • The Orwell Foundation

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April 2026

The Orwell Foundation launches in the US, with new exhibition and an ambitious fundraising drive

Orwell and Truth, now on display at NYU's Kimmel Windows, delves into Orwell’s warnings

Apr 20 • The Orwell Foundation

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March 2026

Meet the Judges for The Orwell Prize for Journalism 2026

Entries close 23:59 tonight, 31 March 2026, in three categories: Journalism, Exposing Britain's Social Evils and Reporting Homelessness

Mar 31 • The Orwell Foundation

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Could you be the journalist who changes the conversation on homelessness?

The Orwell Journalism Prizes close for entries 31 March

Mar 25 • The Orwell Foundation

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Know a reporter who should enter this year's Orwell Prizes? Forward this.

The Orwell Journalism Prizes close for entries 31 March

Mar 13 • The Orwell Foundation

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Meet the Judges for The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain's Social Evils 2026

The social reporting prize returns, sponsored by Prospect Magazine | Deadline Tuesday 31 March

Mar 5 • The Orwell Foundation

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February 2026

A new chapter at The Orwell Foundation

Plus: "Orwell and Truth" in New York

Feb 19 • The Orwell Foundation

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January 2026

Meet the Judges for The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2026

Entries invited from early career journalists by the deadline of 31 March

Jan 16 • The Orwell Foundation

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December 2025

“History is full of surprises, occasionally pleasant ones, so all prophecies are fallible.”

Steven Pinker delivers the 2025 Orwell Lecture

Dec 11, 2025 • The Orwell Foundation

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