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Edition 29 (2022)

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

4 people
Claire Keegan くれあ きーがん Winner

A novella about conscience and communal silence in a small Irish town, showing how secrets and social structures shape individual lives.

A novella about conscience and communal silence in a small I…

128 pages
moralitycommunityIrelandnovellasociety
Sally Hayden さりー へいでん Winner

An investigative nonfiction book about refugees and migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean, exposing the structural conditions behind the crisis.

An investigative nonfiction book about refugees and migrants…

448 pages
migrationrefugeesMediterraneanhuman rightsinvestigative reporting
George Monbiot じょーじ もんびおと Winner

A four-part journalistic work that examines pronatalism, bereavement, psychosis, and broadcast documentary, focusing on human fragility without sensationalism.

A four-part journalistic work that examines pronatalism, ber…

journalismhuman fragilitylossdocumentary
Ed Thomas えど とーます Winner

A report on the Burnley crisis that examines the burdens the pandemic placed on local health care, care work, and the regional economy.

A report on the Burnley crisis that examines the burdens the…

COVID-19regionhealth caresocial issuesinvestigative reporting