| Anna Chen nominated for prestigious Orwell Prize 2010 |
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Chen's online blog Madam Miaow Says continues to garner industry recognition for its fearless and intelligent coverage of socio-political issues delivered with a rapier-like wit.We say - Anna Chen - one fierce lady tiger and a formidable opponent in whatever issue she sinks her teeth into.
Online blog 'Madam Miaow Says' nominated for prestigious Orwell Prize 2010 Congratulations to longstanding artist, poet and political writer Anna Chen whose (in)famous blog Madam Miaow Says has been longlisted for the prestigious Orwell Prize in recognition of her outstanding political writings. Chen's lively style of writing and ability to cut through the mirings of murky politics with a rapier-like wit, sees her up for the Blog Prize. Anna Chen - first Chinese to be longlisted for political contributions Chen, the first Chinese to be longlisted for this British Prize, joins an impressive lineup including Gideon Rachman, (Foreign Affairs - Financial Times) and David Smith (Africa Correspondent, The Guardian) amongst the 14 longlist of nominations for 2010. The prize in each of the three categories (Book, Journalism and Blog) will go to those who are judged to have best achieved George Orwell's aim of making 'political writing into an art'. A shortlist of six will be announced at Thomson Reuters, Canary Wharf on Thursday 15th April at 7pm. About the Orwell Prize The Orwell Prize was established in 1993 to reward, celebrate and promote work that helps nurture the discussion of politics. This Blog category was created in 2009 in recognition of the impact and validity of modern online journalism. The Blog prize joins the Journalism prize and the Book prize as three annual awards which go to writers who have demonstrated original ideas and hard arguments about political issues. ---- Find out more about Anna Chen and the Orwell Prize below The Orwell Prize
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