The Orwell Prize

The Orwell Prize 2016 Shortlists Announced

The shortlists were announced at an event on Thursday 21st April Click here to see the shortlists

The Longlists for the Orwell Prize 2016 have been announced. Click here to see the full lists

The winners of the Orwell Prize 2016 will be announced on Thursday 26th May

April 21, 2016

The shortlist for the Orwell Prize for Books 2016 was announced today, Thursday 21st April Read more

May 26, 2016

The Orwell Prize Ceremony 2016
Fyvie Hall, Regent Street, London

The winners of the Orwell Prize 2016 will be announced at the Prize Ceremony on Read more

November 15, 1941

Church bells rung this morning – in celebration of the victory in Egypt. [1] The first time that I have heard them in Read more

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

October 8, 1931

Ginger and I went to kip in Tooley Street, owned by Lew Levy who owns the one in Westminster Bridge Road. It is only sev Read more