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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...

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...

Polari Prize 2023 shortlists

2023 POLARI PRIZE SHORTLISTS CELEBRATE QUEER STORIES THAT “ENTERTAIN, ENRICH AND INSPIRE” Memoir, non-fiction, and critically acclaimed...

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...

Polari turns 15!

Polari turns 15 - with 2 upcoming events on Nov 15 and Dec 15!

Polari Peckham and on Sea

Coming up in April we have two special Polari events. The first is on Wednesday April 20 at gay gastro pub John The Unicorn in Peckham,...

Polari Prize 2022

Polari announces new prize for children’s and YA books and new home at the British Library The Polari literary salon – host to the UK’s...

twist in my sobriety

Like many people, I’ve really missed live performance – both as a spectator and as a producer / performer. Last month, Polari returned to...

Polari Podcast

As well as hosting events online and sharing excerpts via our YouTube channel, we also have a Polari Podcast, co-hosted and produced by...