As the deadline for submissions for this year's Polari Prize awards approaches, here are a few words from our judges – including Cerys Evans, Chris Gribble, Keith Jarrett (pictured) and VG Lee.
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Submissions for this year's Polari Prize awards are flooding in.
Due to the problems posed by Covid19, we've extended the deadline to next Friday, May 8.
So now seemed like a good time to give a brief history of the…
This month, Polari was due to return to The Printworks in Hastings for another Polari On Sea.
Sadly, due to the coronavirus outbreak, we were unable to go ahead as planned.
So instead, we went online!
Here for your entertainment…
These ten books are all past winners of the Polari Prize for LGBTQ+ writing.
The Polari First Book Prize began in 2011 and was won by James Maker. Subsequent winners have included John McCullough, Mari Hannah, Diriye Osman, Kirsty Logan,…
Today Polari was booked to appear at Huddersfield Literature Festival. VG Lee and I were planning to run a creative writing workshop this afternoon. Tonight, we were due to be joined by author Louise Beech and 2019 Polari Prize winning…
Polari has been awarded a grant from Grants for the Arts, to help fund a major 22 date tour.
​The Polari Prize Tenth Anniversary Tour will showcase writers long and shortlisted for this year’s Polari Prize awards for emerging and…
2019 was the year when Polari hit a whole new level. In addition to the 20 touring dates funded by Arts Council England, we had sold out events at the Southbank Centre, featuring the likes of Dustin Lance Black, Russell…
Autumn is (almost) here and The Polari Prize Tour is in full swing. So far we've had some fantastic events in Newcastle, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Huddersfield, Nottingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bradford and Heaven – where we performed on the main…
From teaching same sex relationships in schools to a trans perspective of Victorian London and a moving wildlife memoir, 12 outstanding books have been named on the shortlists for The Polari Prize and Polari First Book Prize, announced at London’s…
This Monday, A Very Polari Xmas brings this year’s season at Southbank Centre to a close. Barbara Brownskirt heads the bill, with support from Darragh Martin, Susie Boyt, John R Gordon and Jane Traies.
Then on Wednesday it’s our final…
The Polari Prize Tour kicked off at the Southbank Centre in style last week with headliner David McAlmont (pictured with host Paul Burston). We then headed up to Newcastle for Books on Tyne with former Polari Prize winner Mari Hannah…
Yorkshire-based writer, Fiona Mozley, has been awarded the Polari First Book Prize 2018 for her Man Booker-shortlisted debut, Elmet (John Murray).
Announced at a ceremony at London’s Southbank Centre as part of the London Literature Festival, Mozley’s win comes during…
In 2007, when I created Polari literary salon, there wasn’t all this talk of diversity in publishing we hear today.
In 2011, when I founded The Polari First Book Prize to celebrate books which explore the lives and experiences of LGBTQ…
Polari has been awarded a grant from Arts Council England, to fund a 20-date tour of the UK and beyond. The Polari Prize Tour will kick off on November 26 at London’s Southbank Centre and continue until October 2019, when…