THE ORWELL FESTIVAL 2025

“WHAT I HAVE MOST WANTED TO DO… IS TO MAKE POLITICAL WRITING INTO AN ART.”

The Orwell Festival is an annual series of events in Bloomsbury, London, culminating in the announcement of the winners of The Orwell Prizes, the UK’s foremost prizes for political writing and reporting.

Inspired by George Orwell’s seminal work, the Festival aims to celebrate honest and creative writing and reporting, uncover hidden lives, and confront uncomfortable truths. We take seriously Orwell’s injunction that “if liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”

The Orwell Festival is a project from The Orwell Foundation, a registered charity. Friends of The Orwell Foundation receive exclusive benefits, including two complimentary tickets to the Festival. Visit our website to find out more.