The Orwell Prize for Political Writing

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The Orwell Foundation, 36 Books

The Orwell Prize is the pre-eminent British prize for political writing. Prizes are awarded each year: one each for non-fiction and fiction (fiction first awarded in 2019).

This list is a yearly book award, and was added to this site over 1 year ago.

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Cover of 'The New Life' by Tom Crewe

The New Life

Cover of 'Show Me The Bodies' by Peter Apps

Show Me The Bodies

Cover of 'Small Things Like These' by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Cover of 'My Fourth Time, We Drowned' by Sally Hayden

My Fourth Time, We Drowned

Cover of 'Summer' by Ali Smith

Summer

Cover of 'Between Two Fires' by Joshua Yaffa

Between Two Fires

Cover of 'The Nickel Boys' by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

Cover of 'Some Kids I Taught And What They Taught Me' by Kate Clanchy

Some Kids I Taught And What They Taught Me

Cover of 'Milkman' by Anna Burns

Milkman

Cover of 'Say Nothing' by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing

Patrick Radden Keefe

Cover of 'Poverty Safari' by Darren McGarvey

Poverty Safari

Darren McGarvey

Cover of 'Citizen Clem' by John Bew

Citizen Clem

Cover of 'The Invention Of Russia' by Aleksandr Ostrovsky

The Invention Of Russia

Aleksandr Ostrovsky

Cover of 'Private Island' by James Meek

Private Island

Cover of 'This Boy' by Alan Johnson

This Boy

Cover of 'On The Front Line' by Marie Colvin

On The Front Line

Cover of 'A Very British Killing' by Andrew Williams

A Very British Killing

Andrew Williams

Cover of 'Dead Men Risen' by Toby Harnden

Dead Men Risen

Cover of 'The Rule Of Law' by Tom Bingham

The Rule Of Law

Cover of 'Keeper' by Andrea Gillies

Keeper

Cover of 'Fishing In Utopia' by Andrew Brown

Fishing In Utopia

Cover of 'Palestinian Walks' by Raja Shehadeh

Palestinian Walks

Cover of 'Having It So Good' by Peter Hennessy

Having It So Good

Cover of 'Moses, Citizen And Me' by Delia Jarrett-Macauley

Moses, Citizen And Me

Delia Jarrett-Macauley

Cover of 'The Likes Of Us' by Michael Collins

The Likes Of Us

Michael Collins

Cover of 'The Breaking Of Nations' by Robert Cooper

The Breaking Of Nations

Cover of 'Hoo Hahs And Passing Frenzies' by Francis Wheen

Hoo Hahs And Passing Frenzies

Cover of 'Anthony Blunt: His Lives' by Miranda Carter

Anthony Blunt: His Lives

Cover of 'Virtual War' by Michael Ignatieff

Virtual War

Michael Ignatieff

Cover of 'The Case Of Stephen Lawrence' by Brian Cathcart

The Case Of Stephen Lawrence

Cover of 'Alexander Solzhenitsyn' by D. M. Thomas

Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Cover of 'Jennie Lee' by Patricia Hollis

Jennie Lee

Patricia Hollis

Cover of 'Mukiwa' by Peter Godwin

Mukiwa

Cover of 'Season Of Blood' by Fergal Keane

Season Of Blood

Cover of 'In Search Of A State' by Fionnuala O'Connor

In Search Of A State

Fionnuala O'Connor

Cover of 'The Baltic Revolution' by Anatol Lieven

The Baltic Revolution