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POLARI PRIZES ANNOUNCE NEW PODCAST SERIES AS PART OF PARTNERSHIP WITH EASYJET HOLIDAYS

November 14, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

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PARTNERSHIP WITH EASYJET HOLIDAYS The Polari Prize Podcast returns after a three-year hiatus, as part of a landmark new partnership with easyJet holidays announced in June 2024, with a new episode featuring 2023 winners Julia Armfield and Jon Ransom. Polari Prize…

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Polari Prize Events

November 5, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

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Later this month, this year's Polari Prize winners will be announced at the British Library. (The shortlists can be found on the Polari Prize page) In the coming weeks, we'll be featuring shortlisted writers and past prize winners at the…

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Polari Prize 2024 – longlists announced

July 26, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

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The UK and Ireland’s only dedicated prize for LGBTQ+ literature has announced its 2024 longlists for the Polari Book Prize and Polari First Book Prize, celebrating a wealth of genres and forms, including memoir, poetry, translated fiction and crime. The…

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WE have news!

June 27, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

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THE POLARI PRIZES ANNOUNCE MAJOR THREE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH EASYJET HOLIDAYS The Polari Prizes, the UK’s only book prizes for emerging and established LGBTQ+ writers, announces a landmark partnership with easyJet holidays that aims to enhance their “shared commitment” to promoting…

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Upcoming Events

May 17, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

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This year's Polari Prize shortlists will be announced at the end of July. Between now and then, Polari will be appearing in Bradford, Bridgend, Hull, Leeds, Thetford and Uxbridge. Details below. JUNE June 14 - Polari at Pyle Library, Bridgend…

Upcoming Events

March 27, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

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The Polari Prize National Showcase continues, with events across the country featuring past prize winners and nominees. More dates will be added as details are confirmed. March 28 - Polari at Komedia, Bath. 8-10pm. £18 With Polari Prize winner 2023…

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Polari Prize 2024

March 18, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

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NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS The Polari Book Prizes, the UK’s book prizes for emerging and established LGBTQ+ writers, are now open for submissions. The prizes are run by Polari literary salon, which is currently touring the UK, showcasing prize winners…

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Polari Tour – the next leg

February 5, 2024 0Comments 1Reaction

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Tickets are now on sale for the next leg of the Polari Prize National Showcase, funded by Arts Council England. Between now and the end of April, we'll be popping up in Bath, Bedford, Hastings, Huddersfield, Peckham and York. Featured…

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LGBT History Month

January 28, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

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LGBT History Month is upon us, and I have a few author events lined up, including a pop up Polari at Flitwick Library. Feb 10 - Author Talk at Millennium Library, Norwich. 1-3pm I'll be reading and discussing my memoir,…

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Up the hill backwards

December 31, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions

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2023 has been a mixed bag, to say the least. But as the year draws to a close, I’d like to offer thanks. Firstly, thanks to all the booksellers and journalists who supported We Can Be Heroes, the amazing publicity…

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Polari prize winners

November 24, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions

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FICTION TRIUMPHS AS AUTHORS JON RANSOM AND JULIA ARMFIELD WIN 2023 POLARI PRIZES FOR BOOKS THAT “EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT LGBTQ+ LITERATURE CAN BE” Returning to the British Library for the winner’s ceremony, Jon Ransom and Julia Armfield were…

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Polari Prize National Showcase

October 6, 2023 0Comments 1Reaction

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Paul Burston, Livia Alour, Jon Ransom and Julia Armfield Word is out! We’re going on tour! Well, it’s not really a tour – more a national showcase for the Polari Prize. Funded by those nice people at Arts Council England,…

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Polari Prize worldwide

October 1, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions

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On Wednesday we announced this year’s Polari Prize shortlists at Polari on Sea in Hastings and on our social media accounts. The response so far has been extraordinary. The Prize is now supported by retailers Amazon Waterstones and Bookshop.org –…

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Polari Prize 2023 shortlists

September 27, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions

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2023 POLARI PRIZE SHORTLISTS CELEBRATE QUEER STORIES THAT “ENTERTAIN, ENRICH AND INSPIRE” Memoir, non-fiction, and critically acclaimed literary fiction from a mixture of independent presses and larger publishers dominate the dynamic shortlists for this year’s Polari Prize and Polari First…

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Polari January 18, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions

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A statement from Jodie Lancet-Grant, founder and chair of the Polari Prize for Children's and YA Books - "Everyone at the Polari Prize was devastated to hear of the passing of Children's and YA category judge, Emerson Milford Dickson this…

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2022 and all that.

December 23, 2022 0Comments 0Reactions

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It wasn’t the best of years. It wasn’t the worst of years. Here are some of my highlights and lowlights of 2022 - Reconnected with old friends including Jonny Floyd, Tim Hailand, Jo Mackie and Matthew Westwood. Thank you, all.…

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We Can Be Heroes

December 16, 2022 0Comments 0Reactions

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Our founder and host Paul Burston is receiving some fantastic advance reviews for his forthcoming memoir We Can Be Heroes. Polari is featured, of course, along with his years as an AIDS activist with ACT-UP London and his ongoing obsession…

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