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The Orwell Prize, Britain’s most prestigious prize for political writing, is delighted to be launching the 2010 Prize at the Frontline Club on 29th October. The launch will consist of discussion and drama, as well as marking the opening of submissions and announcement of judges for this year’s Book Prize, Journalism Prize and Blog Prize.The theme for a whole evening of events will be ‘What next for Burma?’, marking the 75th anniversary of Orwell’s Burmese Days. You can read works by and on Orwell and Burma – including Orwell’s preliminary sketches for Burmese Days, an introduction to the book by journalist and author Emma Larkin, and a photographic essay by Julio Etchart – at http://www.theorwellprize.co.uk/the -award/works/burma.aspx