NCTE George Orwell Award for Distinguished
Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language
Overview
The NCTE Orwell Award, established in 1975 and given by the NCTE Public Language Award Committee, recognizes writers who have made outstanding contributions to the critical analysis of public discourse.
Nominations for the Award
The NCTE Public Language Award Committee is now seeking nominations for this year's Orwell Award, which honors an author, editor, or producer of a print or nonprint work that contributes to honesty and clarity in public language.
Nominations are also sought for the Doublespeak Award, which is given to a glaring example of deceptive language by a public spokesperson. The words must originate from an American. The committee needs a one-page description of the context in which the statement occurred and a copy of the print media source in which the quote appeared (with date). In the case of broadcast media, list the program, time, place, and date.
The nominations deadline is September 17, 2010. Eligible nominations are those appearing or published between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010. Send nominations to the NCTE Public Language Award Committee, c/o Kurt Austin, NCTE, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096; fax: 217-328-0977; booksteam@ncte.org.
Click here to see a list of recipients.