Read insights from the debate 'Englishness, Britishness, and the Populist Challenge' presented by The Political Quarterly and the Orwell Foundation, written by @orwellprize.bsky.social's Sam Taylor Hill politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/english...

Englishness, Britishness, and the Populist Challenge

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

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The Orwell Prize 2026 winners were announced last week in six categories, at a Prize Ceremony at University College London which also saw Andrey Kurkov receive a rare Special Prize. Highlights to follow! Find out more: orwellfoundation.substack.com/p/orwell-pri...

Orwell Prize 2026 winners announced at ceremony at University College London

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

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Congratulations to all the @orwellprize.bsky.social winners last night: www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f... It was a lovely (air-conditioned) evening and wonderful to be considered alongside important work in the homelessness prize.

Great night for @londoncentric.media at the @orwellprize.bsky.social . Runner up for Exposing Britain's Social Evils and @jim.londoncentric.media & @pollysmythe.bsky.social won the prize for Reporting Homelessness 😁

"It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words." Orwell's 1984 was first published on this day in 1949. Watch our 2016 live reading, with actors, writers and members of the public on location at Senate House, the original Ministry of Truth, back on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrSk...

1984 LIVE

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We're shining a spotlight on the finalists for The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2026 - and we've got exclusive extracts from each one waiting for you on our website. Do you have a winner yet? Explore this year's shortlists: www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-p...

Looking forward to speaking at this

The Orwell Prize@orwellprize.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Can we develop a shared sense of nationhood beyond what populism offers? Using Orwell's work as a starting point, join @politicalquarterly.bsky.social and The Orwell Foundation for a debate on Englishness, Britishness & the populist challenge. Free | 17 June | 6:30 PM | @ucl.ac.uk bit.ly/4v8ahw0

Can we develop a shared sense of nationhood beyond what populism offers? Using Orwell's work as a starting point, join @politicalquarterly.bsky.social and The Orwell Foundation for a debate on Englishness, Britishness & the populist challenge. Free | 17 June | 6:30 PM | @ucl.ac.uk bit.ly/4v8ahw0

What does it take to write about political upheaval from the inside? 9 June, join Orwell Prize finalists Tahmima Anam, Karen Bartlett & Sam Dalrymple at Libreria London with chair Rohan Silva. Register free: libreria.io/an-evening-w...

An Evening with Shortlisted Writers for This Year’s Orwell Prizes | Libreria

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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We are proud to reveal the finalists for the 2026 Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness. Congratulations all & thanks to our panel: Michael Gove (Chair), @sarahoconnorft.ft.com, @ligia-teixeira.bsky.social & @melyoung53.bsky.social @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social Find out more: bit.ly/4tyYohx

We're proud to reveal the shortlist for the 2026 Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain's Social Evils, sponsored by @prospectmagazine.co.uk. Congratulations all + thanks to our dedicated judges: Philip Collins (Chair), @abbyabhaya.bsky.social, Amber Rudd & Mina Smallman. Find out more: bit.ly/4tyYohx

We are proud to announce the finalists for the 2026 Orwell Prize for Journalism. Congratulations all, and huge thanks to our panel @gregwilliams718.bsky.social (Chair), Nick Davies, @meenakshirv.bsky.social & @sayeedawarsi.bsky.social. Explore the shortlists: orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...

This week we celebrate the year's best political writing, inspired by Orwell's values of bravery, integrity and fidelity to truth. Subscribe to Orwell News for the latest updates: orwellfoundation.substack.com @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social @prospectmagazine.co.uk @politicalquarterly.bsky.social

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." Which feels about right.

If you’ve done powerful work this year, or know someone who has, The Orwell Journalism Prizes are where it should be recognised. Enter for free on The Orwell Foundation website by 31 March 2026: orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-p... @prospectmagazine.co.uk @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social

“Words matter. Truth matters." #Orwell & Truth is now open at NYU's Kimmel Windows, LaGuardia Place in Greenwich Village. On view through December 1, 2026. Free and open to the public. Curated with The Orwell Foundation and @ucl.ac.uk, home of the Orwell Archive. youtu.be/QJR7fErLVzk

Orwell and Truth: New exhibition at NYU Kimmel Windows, through December 1, 2026

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Calling all early-career reporters! Enter The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness and help change the conversation around homelessness for good. Deadline 31 March 2026. Find out more: www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-p... @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social

If you’ve done powerful work this year, or know someone who has, The Orwell Journalism Prizes are where it should be recognised. Enter for free on The Orwell Foundation website by 31 March 2026: orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-p... @prospectmagazine.co.uk @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social

"Tolerance and decency are deeply rooted in England, but they are not indestructible, and they have to be kept alive by conscious effort." - George Orwell's Proposed Preface to Animal Farm

The IAS has been the home of The Orwell Foundation at UCL since we arrived in 2016. Together, we've hosted brilliant scholars and run countless events "Orwellian" themes, from surveillance technology to poverty and Empire. We will always be grateful for the team & community for making us welcome.

UCL Institute of Advanced Studies@ucl-ias.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It is with great sadness that we are sharing the news that the UCL Faculties of Social & Historical Sciences and Arts & Humanities have decided to close the IAS. We will close our doors forever on 31 July 2026. Follow the link to leave thoughts, comments, memories 💗 www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

The curious tale of Kafka’s reception in China (placed beside Orwell’s), my first for @engelsbergideas.bsky.social, engelsbergideas.com/essays/kafka... cc @orwellprize.bsky.social @wwborders.bsky.social @chowleen.bsky.social @bdralyuk.bsky.social

Kafka goes to China

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

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Our @theconversation.com piece discusses how Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four predicted the global power shifts happening in the world today. theconversation.com/how-george-o... @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social @jwassers.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @harvard.edu

How George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four predicted the global power shifts happening now

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.

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"Orwell’s world is fiction, but some want it to become reality." - @anneapplebaum.bsky.social for @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Trump’s ‘American Dominance’ May Leave Us With Nothing

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

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A year & a day ago, I joined 2 writers I admire, D.J. Taylor & Sandra Newman, at an @orwellprize.bsky.social event on Orwell 75 years after his death www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f... --if held now, the event would surely have had more on geopolitics www.the-independent.com/news/world/g...

How George Orwell’s 1984 predicted the global power struggles happening now

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

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"Orwell never wanted to be sentimental about nature, or about the seasons. But he did think that seasonal cycles tell us important things about our dreams, complicating our myths of power and control." Read @drnjwaddell.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com theconversation.com/what-january...

What January taught George Orwell about control and resistance

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

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How do you make the perfect cup of tea? ☕️ George Orwell had strong opinions, even during rationing. In 1946, with just 2 oz of tea a week, he insisted: “One strong cup of tea is better than 20 weak ones.” Read A Nice Cup of Tea ↓ orwell.substack.com/p/all-true-t...

A vital read for anyone thinking of entering the #OrwellPrize for Reporting Homelessness. Lígia Teixeira reviews England's new Plan to End Homelessness & the changes needed to make it work: www.homelessnessimpact.org/news/a-promi... @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social #Homelessness #Journalism

A promising new plan for ending homelessness in England, and how we can help it succeed

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...

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"The message from across the Atlantic... is clear: Europe is going to have to learn to look after itself." The Orwell Foundation's incoming Chair of Trustees, Sir Kim Darroch, was in the pages of The Observer this Sunday. observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Trump thinks Europe doesn’t cut it. We will have to look after ourselves | The Observer

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“George Orwell would be relieved at how we’ve done.” Great to see Steven Pinker’s Orwell Lecture featured in @thetimes.com. He traces how the world has changed since 1984 was written & argues that Winston Smith’s faith in humanity ultimately holds true. Read here: www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

1984 revisited: George Orwell would be relieved at how we’ve done

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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Welcome on board, James! 🫡 James's new book, LOST BOYS, is a personal journey through the "manosphere" - which could be a great way into this year's Youth Prize theme... HIRED, his investigation into low-wage Britain, was longlisted for The Orwell Prize in 2019! @atlanticbooks.bsky.social

James Bloodworth@jamesbloodworth.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Honoured to be judging the Orwell Youth Prize 2026! @orwellprize.bsky.social www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-y...