Possible Clues:

• George -, nineteen eighty-four author
• British novelist offering an alternative to Spring
• Blair, as the writer of 'Zero tolerance at the heart, I say!'
• Author of 1984
• ''Animal Farm'' writer
• ''Animal Farm'' author
• Originally Blair's old right, all right?
• Dystopian author gets nothing right, fortunately
• George --, author of 'Keep the Aspidistra Flying'
• The river on which Ipswich stands