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Orwell Prize おーうぇるしょう

Edition 24 (2017)

Political fiction (books)Political writing (non-fiction books)Political journalismInvestigative reporting (Exposing Britain's Social Evils)Reporting HomelessnessYouth (Orwell Youth Prize)Blogging (historical, 2009–2012)

Winners

3 people
John Bew じょん びゅー Winner

A biography of Clement Attlee that maps the changes in postwar Britain through his life and politics.

Behind Attlee's reserve lies a larger story about the making of modern Britain.

704 pages
biographyBritish politicspostwar historyLabour Party
Fintan O'Toole ふぃんたん おとぅーる Winner

A prize-winning body of journalism on Brexit, political language, and the implications of nationalism.

The piece reframes Brexit as a question of political imagination between Britain and Ireland.

journalismBrexitpoliticsIreland
Felicity Lawrence ふぇりしてぃ ろーれんす Winner

An investigative long read on migrant labor, organized crime, and exploitation in rural England.

On the ground, the story traces how fear and exploitation take root in a rural community.

investigative journalismmigrationlabororganized crime