The Orwell Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales, the aim of which is "to perpetuate the achievements of the British writer George Orwell (1903–1950)".[1] The Foundation runs the Orwell Prize, the UK's most prestigious prize for political writing. In addition to the Prizes, the Orwell Foundation also runs free public events, debates and lectures and provides free online resources by and about Orwell. Since 2014, they have also run "Unreported Britain". The Orwell Youth Prize, a separate charity, work with young people aged 12–18 around the UK. The Orwell Youth Prize organises writing workshops for young people and runs a writing prize, culminating in an annual Celebration Day. The foundation is based at University College London, and is a registered charity no. 1161563.

Orwell Prize

Main article: Orwell Prize

The Orwell Prize, established in 1994, is an annual award recognising and rewarding the books and journalism that come closest to realizing Orwell's ambition to "make political writing into an art". Between 2009 and 2012, a third prize was awarded for blogging, and in 2015, The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain's Social Evils was launched. For more information, including past shortlists and winners, see the separate Orwell Prize page.

Unreported Britain

The Foundations "Unreported Britain" initiative was started with the aim of finding stories that are otherwise ignored from communities whose voices are unheard, and giving them platform, profile and leverage.[2]

Lectures and debates

The Orwell Foundation organises free public lectures and debates. There are currently two annual Orwell Lectures: the Orwell Lecture at University College London and, from 2017, the Orwell Lecture in the North at the University of Sheffield.

Previous Orwell Lectures

Previous Orwell Lecture in the North

Orwell's legacy

The foundation also organises events and anniversary celebrations about George Orwell.

As the only website authorised by the Orwell Estate, the foundation also publishes online resources by and about Orwell, which can be read for free here.

Orwell Youth Prize

The Orwell Youth Prize works with young people aged 12–18

Orwell Daily

Orwell Daily is a new way to read one of the world’s greatest writers. It is curated by The Orwell Foundation and comes with an official stamp of approval from the Orwell Estate. It is published on the Substack platform. [11]

References

  1. ^ "About The Orwell Foundation". The Orwell Foundation.
  2. ^ "Unreported Britain". The Orwell Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  3. ^ ":: Michael Rosen - The Website ::". www.michaelrosen.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  4. ^ The Orwell Prize (2009-11-18), Orwell Lecture 2009 Hilary Mantel: Part 1, retrieved 2017-06-02
  5. ^ The Orwell Prize (2010-11-29), Orwell Lecture 2010 - Ferdinand Mount: Part 1, retrieved 2017-06-02
  6. ^ The Orwell Prize (2013-08-15), Christopher Andrew -- The Most Dangerous Moment in British History (1/7), retrieved 2017-06-02
  7. ^ "The Orwell Lecture 2015". The Orwell Prize. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  8. ^ "The age of outrage". www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  9. ^ icebomb.co.uk, Marc (2017-05-15). "Ruth: Nationalism should not be confused with patriotism - Scottish Conservatives". Scottish Conservatives. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  10. ^ "The Orwell Lecture in the North 2017: Grayson Perry", The Orwell Foundation. Accessed 8 January 2017.
  11. ^ Orwell Daily. Orwell Foundation.

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