The Observer/Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism
An annual review-writing competition for fresh voices, established in 2012 by the Observer and the International Anthony Burgess Foundation. The winner receives £3,000, with their article published in the Observer's print edition. All shortlisted entries are published online
Runner-up: Observer/Anthony Burgess prize 2024 – Alice Hughes reviews Anatomy of a Fall
A runner-up in our annual arts writing prize, Alice Hughes reviews Justine Triet’s acclaimed 2023 thriller, in which even the dog is a class act
Winner: Observer/Anthony Burgess prize 2024: Oscar Jelley reviews Isabel Waidner
The winning entry for this year’s criticism prize dissects the German-British writer’s latest novel, a work that combines surrealist fantasy and political moralising
Runner-up: Observer/Anthony Burgess prize 2024 – Anna McGee reviews Florence’s new museums depository
Anna McGee celebrates the freeing from storage of thousands of previously unseen artworks, now on display at the city’s Santa Maria Novella museum
Enter the Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2024
The annual competition to discover outstanding new critical writing on the arts is now opened for submissions
Winner: Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2023 – En Liang Khong on Tanoa Sasraku
This year’s winning entry explores the work of the Plymouth-born artist who delves into the hillsides of the west country and beyond
Runner-up: Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2023 – Cerise Louisa Andrews on Hallyu! The Korean Wave
V&A, London
This wide-ranging celebration of South Korean culture is a psychedelic experience where future and tradition jostle
Runner-up: Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2023 – Luke Hallam on Perhat Tursun’s The Backstreets
The Uyghur writer’s labour of love reflects on the plight of his people, but is also a rich, atmospheric world of its own
Runner-up: Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2022 – Laura de Lisle on Critical Role, Campaign 2, Episode 141
Runner-up: Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2022 – Ian Cowmeadow on Maurice Broomfield at the V&A
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Winner: Observer/ Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2022: Calum Jacobs on Lear AloneObserver/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2022 – Mathias Gjesdal Hammer on You Have Not Yet Been Defeated
Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2022: Rachel Walker on Beautiful World, Where Are You
Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2022: Momtaza Mehri on The White Lotus
Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2022: Rhoda Koenig on Jean Dubuffet’s Brutal Beauty
Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2022: Alice Hughes on Love Life
The Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2022
Our annual competition to discover outstanding new arts reviews has now opened for submissions
Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2021: James Waddell on The Duchess of Malfi
Winner: Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2021 – Harry Strawson on Mati Diop's In My Room
Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2021: Rachel Pronger on Promising Young Woman
Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2021: Emilia Ong on Andy Warhol at Tate Modern
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