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Polari archive: 2023
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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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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+ LITERATURE CAN BE” Returning to the…
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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 showcase for…
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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 so far has been extraordinary…
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Polari Prize 2023 shortlists
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…
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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 MAKE THE 2023 POLARI PRIZE LONG LISTS PRIZES…
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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…
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