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"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.
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
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
"Orwell’s world is fiction, but some want it to become reality." - @anneapplebaum.bsky.social for @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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...
"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...
The cup that cheers.
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
"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...
“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...
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
Thanks for sharing! Could we send over some more information about this year's Orwell Prizes? There are a number of new opportunities.
NB the award in the list above is a separate project, run by our friends at the Orwell Society.
www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
Thinking of volunteering with The Orwell Youth Prize?
We have a new training slot, next Tuesday 2 December, 4-5pm.
Email admin@orwellyouthprize.co.uk for more info!
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✏️ Volunteer with The Orwell Youth Prize!
We are always looking for experienced writers and educators to join our brilliant volunteers - and there’s still time to sign up for our training sessions tomorrow (1-2pm GMT) and Wednesday (2-3pm GMT).
Find out more: orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-y...
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The @orwellprize.bsky.social is looking for experienced professionals to volunteer as Readers for the Orwell Youth Prize.
Help give young people without strong academic support networks the chance for constructive advice on their writing.
Very excited to be on the judging panel for the 2026 @orwellprize.bsky.social in Political Writing, chaired by Rohan Silva, alongside Katie Prescott, Sam Bowman and Lawrence Freedman. Looking forward to reading and discussing—get your submissions in now!
www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-p...
"The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them."
Subscribe to Orwell Daily for curated highlights from Orwell's legendary journalism, delivered "on the day": orwell.substack.com/p/every-nati...
The Orwell Youth Prize gives every UK student the chance to:
✍️ Write creatively and critically, inspired by Orwell
📢 Make their voice and ideas heard
💡 Receive tailored feedback to make their work shine
Our 2026 theme? TRUTH. Find out more: www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-y...
Entry is now open for the 2026 Orwell Prizes in six categories, with new judging panels revealed.
Thanks to prize sponsors @prospectmagazine.co.uk, @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social & founding sponsor @politicalquarterly.bsky.social.
Find out more: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Richard Blair, Orwell's son, in action on Islay, as we launch the 2026 Orwell Youth Prize!
"To mark Banned Books Week 2025, the Dawit Isaak Library in Sweden... has created the world’s first double-bound book: a special unreadable edition of George Orwell’s 1984."
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#Orwell #BannedBooks @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social
"The best books of any one age have always been written from several different viewpoints, some of them palpably more false than others." Politics vs. Literature, October 1946
#Orwell #OrwellQuotes #OrwellDaily
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The @orwellprize.bsky.social is looking for experienced professionals to volunteer as Readers for the Orwell Youth Prize.
Help give young people without strong academic support networks the chance for constructive advice on their writing.
Subscribe to our newsletter, Orwell Daily, for curated extracts from George Orwell's journalism, diaries and letters - delivered 'on the day' they were first published: orwell.substack.com/p/no-bus-cou...
"Our society is not only so arranged that if you have money you can buy luxuries with it. After all, that is what money is for. It is also so arranged that if you don’t have money you pay for it at every hour of the day with petty humiliations and totally unnecessary discomforts..."
6 October 1944