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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · 2d

"Orwell's values are a light in the darkness of these troubled times."

We are delighted to welcome Kim Darroch, former British ambassador to the US, as our incoming Chair of Trustees.

Read the full story via our website: www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · 2d

"Orwell's values are a light in the darkness of these troubled times."

We are delighted to welcome Kim Darroch, former British ambassador to the US, as our incoming Chair of Trustees.

Read the full story via our website: www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...

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Gavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social · 20d

Big congratulations to Kim Darroch on his appointment as new Chair of
@orwellprize.bsky.social.

Kim takes over from Ken Macdonald who has been a superb Chair over the last decade.

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The Orwell Foundation appoints a new Chair of the Board of Trustees | The Orwell Foundation

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...

www.orwellfoundation.com

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Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social · 3d

Volunteer as a Reader for the Orwell Youth Prize!

The @orwellprize.bsky.social is looking for experienced professionals across publishing, literature, academia, civil society (and more) to provide personalised feedback as part of their judging process.

Volunteering | The Orwell Foundation

How you can help support our young writers

www.orwellfoundation.com

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · 23d

"Fairly much a leftist, George Orwell is a defender of freedom, even though most of the time he violently disagrees with the people beside whom he is fighting." - Allene Talmey for Vogue, 15 September 1946

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · 28d

👏 thank you!

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks Paul - do share the starter pack with us if you haven't already. Great idea. :)

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · 28d

It's always a good time to read Notes on Nationalism! Thanks for sharing @samanthaasumadu.substack.com.

Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · Sep 2

It's as good as any time to read George Orwell's NOTES ON NATIONALISM
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Notes on Nationalism | The Orwell Foundation

"By ‘nationalism’ I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions or tens of millions of people can be confidently labelled...

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · Aug 18

@sdp.bsky.social @sannewman.bsky.social @jomcmillan.bsky.social @jennykleeman.bsky.social @jwassers.bsky.social @doubledayuk.bsky.social

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · Aug 18

"It all made such shockingly perfect sense."

With Animal Farm turning 80, we asked some friends of the Foundation to share their first encounters. Our thanks (and an extra helping of apples) to all who took part!

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"It all made such shockingly perfect sense." Animal Farm at Eighty

Friends of the Foundation recall their first encounters with George Orwell's masterpiece

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · Aug 18

Isn't this a brilliant read...and there's so much more to come.

Thank you.

@orwellprize.bsky.social
@theguardian.com
@jomcmillan.bsky.social
@waterstonesoxf.bsky.social

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"It all made such shockingly perfect sense." Animal Farm at Eighty

Friends of the Foundation recall their first encounters with George Orwell's masterpiece

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢 Teachers & educators!

The Orwell Youth Prize gives students:

✍️ Freedom to write about their world
💡 Individual support to improve
📣 A platform for their ideas
🏆 The chance to win for themselves & their school

Follow us on LinkedIn for updates and resources 👉 www.linkedin.com/company/the-...

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Jo McMillan @jomcmillan.bsky.social · Aug 17

Animal Farm at Eighty

“I took it out of the library, and read it quietly, in bed, under the covers.”

On the 80th anniversary of its publication, read my first encounter with Orwell’s Animal Farm:

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"It all made such shockingly perfect sense." Animal Farm at Eighty

Friends of the Foundation recall their first encounters with George Orwell's masterpiece

orwellfoundation.substack.com

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · Aug 18

"We need Animal Farm by our side more than ever now." Read Richard Blair, George Orwell's son, on eighty years of Animal Farm.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

‘Animal Farm was my parents’ teamwork’: Orwell’s son on 80 years of the satirical classic

Richard Blair on the role his mother played in developing the 1945 political fable – and how it nearly didn’t get published

www.theguardian.com

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · Jul 28

"War not only shatters linear stories but also destroys those writing them."

Julian Evans for the Royal Literary Fund on Ukraine’s writers at war, and the life and death of Victoria Amelina - winner of the 2025 Orwell Prize for Political Writing.

www.rlf.org.uk/posts/ukrain...

Ukraine’s writers at war, and the life and death of Victoria Amelina

Julian Evans on the life and work of Orwell Prize-winning Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina, and the fragmented nature of writing about war.

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · Jul 21

"In this country we are not troubled by lack of water. If anything we have too much of it, especially on Bank Holidays. As a result water hardly enters into our consciousness."

- George Orwell, #OTD 1944

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · Jul 16

📰 In this month’s Orwell News:

The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils returns for 2026, supported by @prospectmagazine.co.uk

Meet the 2025 Orwell Youth Prize winners!

Sam Hill in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social: Can we all belong?

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“Journalism that refuses to look away”: Prospect to sponsor The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils

The prize, last awarded in 2023, will re-open for entries this Autumn

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Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social · Jul 7

"We lack not only a clear sense of who we are, but we are also devoid of policy which makes Britain feel fairer... and which dignifies those that come to this country in search of a new life."

politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/can-we-...

Sam Taylor Hill from @orwellprize.bsky.social

Can We All Belong?

Insights from the The Political Quarterly Conversation 'Can We All Belong?' at the Orwell Festival.

politicalquarterly.org.uk

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Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations @fivebooks.com · Jun 30

ICYMI, the winners of @orwellprize.bsky.social have been announced:
fivebooks.com/books/the-or...

The Orwell Prizes - Five Books Expert Recommendations

The Orwell Prizes are the UK's most prestigious prizes for politics books, pursuing Orwell's ambition "to make political writing into an art."

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Jo McMillan @jomcmillan.bsky.social · Jun 30

Thanks to the Orwell Foundation for a fantastic awards ceremony; to the judges for choosing The Accidental Immigrants as a finalist; to every writer there for deciding to write about things that matter. And many congrats to Donal Ryan. Cheers!

@orwellprize.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · Jun 27

We're thrilled to be awarding The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain's Social Evils again in 2026, sponsored by @prospectmagazine.co.uk.

This prize - for social reporting that shines a light on injustice and drives public understanding of complex issues - will open for entries in November.

Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · Jun 27

Prospect is delighted to announce we will become the sponsor of the @orwellprize.bsky.social for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils!

This new sponsorship reflects Prospect’s commitment to supporting fearless reporting that shines a light on injustice.
www.prospectmagazine...

Prospect to sponsor Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils

Prospect magazine is delighted to announce it will become the sponsor of The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · Jun 27

Prospect is delighted to announce we will become the sponsor of the @orwellprize.bsky.social for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils!

This new sponsorship reflects Prospect’s commitment to supporting fearless reporting that shines a light on injustice.
www.prospectmagazine...

Prospect to sponsor Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils

Prospect magazine is delighted to announce it will become the sponsor of The Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · Jun 26

Donal Ryan speaks to @rte.ie on his 2025 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction win - for Heart, Be at Peace

"When you write about ordinary people and ordinary lives, or so-called ordinary people... it is going to have political resonance."

@doubledayuk.bsky.social

www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Orwell Prize winner says ceremony 'very emotional'

Irish writer Donal Ryan, who was named as the winner of the prestigious Orwell Prize for Political Fiction for his novel 'Heart, Be At Peace', said the award ceremony was "very emotional".

www.rte.ie

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Jenny Kleeman @jennykleeman.bsky.social · Jun 26

Totally bowled over by this.

The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · Jun 26

Congratulations @jennykleeman.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 Orwell Prize for Journalism! 🎉

"Her writing brings out the humanity of her subjects with emotional intelligence and great sensitivity." - @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social, Chair of Judges

Read more: www.orwellfoundation.com/journalist/j...

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The Orwell Prize @orwellprize.bsky.social · Jun 26

Victoria Amelina's husband, Alex, accepted the 2025 Orwell Prize for Political Writing on her behalf last night.

The £3,000 prize money will support the New York Literary Festival, which Victoria founded in the Ukrainian village of New York. Her work lives on.

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