Insights from the debate 'Englishness, Britishness, and the Populist Challenge' presented by The Political Quarterly and the Orwell Foundation.

Winners announced in six categories, while Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov receives Special Prize

Last night, Thursday 25th June, we revealed the winners of the 2026 Orwell Prizes at a Ceremony at the Bloomsbury Theatre, hosted by Lord Kim Darroch, Chair of Trustees of The Orwell Foundation, on an...

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Tahmima Anam (author of Uprising, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Fiction 2026), Karen Bartlett (author of The Escape from Kabul, shortlisted for the

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Proposed preface to Animal Farm, first published in the Times Literary Supplement on 15 September 1972 with an introduction by Sir Bernard Crick. Ian Angus found the original manuscript in 1972. This ...

The journey of Franz Kafka’s works from Europe to Mao-era China shaped generations of writers.

Orwell is feted for the farsightedness of his geopolitical vision as long ago as the 1940s. But a lot of writers were thinking along similar lines.

The president’s moves in Venezuela foretell a new global system.

Is art replicating life when it comes to Orwell’s most influential novel? Emrah Atasoy and Jeffrey Wasserstrom investigate

Like many of us, Orwell saw January as a month to be endured rather than enjoyed.

Ligia Teixeira, Chief Executive, reflects on England’s new National Plan to End Homelessness. She highlights that one of the most significant aspects of the strategy is its explicit recognition that h...

It’s common to suggest the great dystopian novel was full of warnings that have largely come true. But the evidence shows otherwise

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Little Black Book, BBDO Nordics and the Dawit Isaak Library in Sweden launch the powerful protest against censorship by binding the classic shut on both sides

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Lord Darroch, former British Ambassador to the United States, joins The Orwell Foundation as Chair of the Board of Trustees. The Orwell Foundation is delighted to welcome Kim Darroch, as the charity e...

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