Polari Prize
The Polari Prize is an annual UK literary prize for LGBTQ+ literature. Established by Paul Burston and the Polari salon, the prize has been awarded annually since its launch in 2011.[1]
- The Polari First Book Prize is restricted to first books by writers who were born or work in the UK and Ireland.[2]
- In 2019 a further award was introduced, the Polari Prize for Book of the Year.[3]
- In 2024 a Polari Children’s & YA Prize was awarded to The Fights That Make Us by Sarah Hagger-Holt, published by Usborne Books.
Polari First Book Prize
| Year | Author | TItle | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | James Maker | AutoFellatio | Inkandescent | |
| 2012 | John McCullough | The Frost Fairs | Salt Publishing | |
| 2013 | Mari Hannah | The Murder Wall | Pan Macmillan | |
| 2014 | Diriye Osman | Fairytales for Lost Children | Angelica Entertainment | |
| 2015 | Kirsty Logan | The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales | Salt Publishing | |
| 2016 | Paul McVeigh | The Good Son | Salt Publishing | |
| 2017 | Saleem Haddad | Guapa | Europa Editions | |
| 2018 | Fiona Mozley | Elmet | John Murray | [4] |
| 2019 | Angela Chadwick | XX | Dialogue Books | [3] |
| 2020 | Amrou Al-Kadhi | Life as a Unicorn | Fourth Estate | [5] |
| 2021 | Mohsin Zaidi | A Dutiful Boy | Square Peg | [6] |
| 2022 | Adam Zmith | Deep Sniff | Watkins | [7] |
| 2023 | Jon Ransom | The Whale Tattoo | Muswell Press | [8] |
| 2024 | Nicola Dinan | Bellies | Penguin | [9] |
Polari Prize for Book of the Year
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Andrew McMillan | playtime | Jonathan Cape | [3] |
| 2020 | Kate Davies | In the Deep End | HarperCollins | [5] |
| 2021 | Diana Souhami | No Modernism Without Lesbians | Head of Zeus | [6] |
| 2022 | Joelle Taylor | C+nto & Othered Poems | The Westbourne Press | [7] |
| 2023 | Julia Armfield | Our Wives Under the Sea | Pan Macmillan | [8] |
| 2024 | Jon Ransom | The Gallopers | Muswell Press | [10] |
References
- ^ "Polari Prize". polarisalon. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ "Polaris Salon". Polarisalon. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ a b c "Chadwick, McMillan win 2019 Polari Prizes". Books+Publishing. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ "'Elmet' wins 2018 Polari First Book Prize". Books+Publishing. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ a b "Davies, Al-Kadhi win 2020 Polari Prizes". Books+Publishing. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ a b "Souhami, Zaidi win 2021 Polari Prizes". Books+Publishing. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ a b "Taylor, Zmith win 2022 Polari Prizes". Books+Publishing. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ a b Creamer, Ella (2023-11-24). "Julia Armfield and Jon Ransom win the Polari prizes for LGBTQ+ books". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ Knight, Lucy (2024-11-29). "Jon Ransom wins second Polari prize in two years with The Gallopers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ Knight, Lucy (2024-11-29). "Jon Ransom wins second Polari prize in two years with The Gallopers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-02.