A Political Parasite? - Social Media and the US Election -- Hugh Ludford

By Orwell Foundation in Orwell Youth Prize on 19 May 2021

With 72% of voting-age Americans active on some form of social media, it was hardly surprising when both the Republicans and Democrats fully utilised these sites in preparation for the 2020 US Election. However, each party used a very different set of tactics to promote their agendas and hide their…

A History of Water in the Middle East: a reflection on the politics of place and the relationship between the personal and political - Noah Robinson

By Orwell Foundation in Orwell Youth Prize on 29 Mar 2021

Because my blood will never be water until my body is returned to the earth the earth which is not owned but shared and so: I demand a share of power, of control, of freedom. First performed at the Royal Court in 2019, acclaimed playwright Sabrina Mahfouz’s form bending…

A New Beginning - Rosaleen Tite Ahern

By Orwell Foundation in Orwell Youth Prize on 08 Mar 2021

Rosaleen Tite Ahern, a previous Orwell Youth Prize winner, responds to this year's theme.…