Polari Prize 2024 - longlists announced
The UK and Ireland’s only dedicated prize for LGBTQ+ literature has announced its 2024 longlists for the Polari Book Prize and Polari...
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paulburston
- Jun 27
- 6 min
WE have news!
THE POLARI PRIZES ANNOUNCE MAJOR THREE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH EASYJET HOLIDAYS The Polari Prizes, the UK’s only book prizes for emerging...
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paulburston
- May 17
- 1 min
Upcoming Events
This year's Polari Prize shortlists will be announced at the end of July. Between now and then, Polari will be appearing in Bradford,...
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paulburston
- Mar 27
- 1 min
Upcoming Events
The Polari Prize National Showcase continues, with events across the country featuring past prize winners and nominees. More dates will...
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paulburston
- Mar 18
- 3 min
Polari Prize 2024
NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS The Polari Book Prizes, the UK’s book prizes for emerging and established LGBTQ+ writers, are now open for...
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paulburston
- Feb 5
- 1 min
Polari Tour - the next leg
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...
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paulburston
- Jan 28
- 1 min
LGBT History Month
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...
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paulburston
- Dec 31, 2023
- 1 min
Up the hill backwards
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...
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paulburston
- Nov 24, 2023
- 4 min
Polari prize winners
FICTION TRIUMPHS AS AUTHORS JON RANSOM AND JULIA ARMFIELD WIN 2023 POLARI PRIZES FOR BOOKS THAT “EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT LGBTQ+...
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paulburston
- Oct 6, 2023
- 1 min
Polari Prize National Showcase
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...
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paulburston
- Oct 1, 2023
- 1 min
Polari Prize worldwide
On Wednesday we announced this year’s Polari Prize shortlists at Polari on Sea in Hastings and on our social media accounts. The response...
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paulburston
- Sep 27, 2023
- 5 min
Polari Prize 2023 shortlists
2023 POLARI PRIZE SHORTLISTS CELEBRATE QUEER STORIES THAT “ENTERTAIN, ENRICH AND INSPIRE” Memoir, non-fiction, and critically acclaimed...
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paulburston
- Jul 21, 2023
- 5 min
polari prize 2023 long lists
POLARI PRIZE LONG LISTS 2023 TRAVIS ALABANZA, JULIA ARMFIELD, EDWARD ENNINFUL, JUNO ROCHE, DOUGLAS STUART, EMMA STYLES AND SOPHIE WARD...
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paulburston
- Jan 18, 2023
- 1 min
Emerson Milford Dickson
A statement from Jodie Lancet-Grant, founder and chair of the Polari Prize for Children's and YA Books - "Everyone at the Polari Prize...
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paulburston
- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
2022 and all that.
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...
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paulburston
- Dec 16, 2022
- 1 min
We Can Be Heroes
Our founder and host Paul Burston is receiving some fantastic advance reviews for his forthcoming memoir We Can Be Heroes. Polari is...
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paulburston
- Oct 18, 2022
- 1 min
Polari turns 15!
Polari turns 15 - with 2 upcoming events on Nov 15 and Dec 15!
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paulburston
- Sep 11, 2022
- 1 min
Polari Prize latest
On Saturday, we announced the shortlist for this year's inaugural Polari Prize for Children's and YA books. The list was revealed at a...
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paulburston
- Aug 25, 2022
- 1 min
Polari Prize update!
It’s a week today until we announce this year’s Polari Prize and Polari First Book Prize shortlists at Polari on Sea at The Printworks in...
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paulburston
- Aug 3, 2022
- 1 min
Coming up in Sep
We have 3 exciting events coming up in September! Kicking off on Sep 1 it’s Polari On Sea in Hastings, featuring poets Sophia Blackwell...
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