THE ORWELL PRIZE 2015 - opens for entries

THE ORWELL PRIZE 2015 OPENS FOR ENTRIES, LAUNCHES NEW PRIZE 2015 Prize opens for entries Prestigious new reporting prize announced, supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, for exposing Britain’s social evils New Orwell/JRF prize to be judged by Anushka Asthana, Richard Sambrook, Nicholas Timmins, Julia Unwin Book prize to be judged by Claire Armitstead, Gillian Slovo, and Tony Wright Journalism prize to be judged by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Stewart Purvis, and Caroline Thomson The Orwell Prize 2015 was launched on the evening of Thursday 23 October, at a debate at the Frontline Club. There will be three 2015 prizes awarded: the book prize, the journalism prize, and a new prize for ‘exposing Britain’s social evils’ (supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation). The director of the Orwell Prize, Professor Jean Seaton, said that “understanding the deeper forces of politics is crucial. The Orwell Prize 2015 will spark political debate in the run up to the election”.   READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE ENTER THE ORWELL PRIZE 2015 HERE