Orwell Foundation launches new project serialising author's work on Substack

The Orwell Foundation has launched a new project serialising George Orwell’s work on Substack, beginning with Down and Out in Paris and London.  

The "Orwell Daily" Substack will be free, with an option for a paid subscription to support the foundation’s wider work. Subscribers will receive daily, bite-sized extracts from Orwell’s works. 

The project comes amid a rise of classic fiction serialisation on Substack, such as "Dracula Daily". It also coincides with the 90th anniversary of the publication of Down and Out in Paris and London, Orwell’s first full-length book, and the new Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness. 

The foundation said the serialisation is about “encouraging readers to go back to the original texts, and about sparking new conversations around the books and their relevance today”.  

The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness will celebrate the art of creative storytelling, accurate investigation, and innovative policy reporting. Entries will be encouraged from people with direct experience of homelessness and also open to established journalists, authors, artists, filmmakers and others. The winner will receive a cash prize, and further details about how to enter will be released shortly.