We can now announce the winners of The Orwell Youth Prize 2022: ‘Coming Up For Air: Writing the Climate Crisis’
Congratulations to all our winners, and thank you to everyone who took part in the 2022 Orwell Youth Prize and trusted us with your writing.
Each entry was read by at least two assessors, and the final winners were chosen by our panel of esteemed judges Professor Michael Jacobs, Nada Farhoud, Gillian Clarke, and Dan Bernardo.
Read the outstanding pieces by our winners and runners up below:
SENIOR WINNERS
Hi! Yes, Western World Speaking – Toni Agbede
SENIOR RUNNERS UP
The Milk River – Creagh Factor
Air Cannot Save Air – Alexander Prvulovich
The Conundrum of the Fossils – James Lomax
JUNIOR WINNERS
The Power of One – Oluwatoni Adesanya
Destination – Underwater – Evie Alam
The Law of the Jungle – Aarushi Dahiya
The Ethics of a KitKat – Ruby McIntee
JUNIOR RUNNERS UP
Push The Button – Noah Dryden-Pell
Shein, the Self, and Sustainability – Maia Betts
Women and Climate Change – Ruby Kalayil Peacock
The following pieces were also highly commended:
Cities Green Not Grey – Christopher Batten
Revelations – Karensa López
End of My Story – Poppy Buckland
Superstitions – Lila Silk
Gas Mask Paradise – Angus Snowdon
The Dust Monsters – Eva Ho
Ad Infinitum – Nidhi Mahajan
Visitors – Josephine Harris
On Shrooms – Keanu Booth
Who To Save – Emily Rowe