Tag: Polari Prize
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Polari Prize 2023 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Polari Prize 2023 was announced in London, UK on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Here are the writers of African descent in the running. The Polari First Book Prize was established to celebrate new writing with a focus on LGBTIQ issues by writers born or based in the UK and Ireland by…
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Polari Prize 2023 longlist announced.
The longlist for the Polari Prize 2023 has been announced in London, UK today, Monday, July 24, 2023. Here are the writers of African descent in the running. The Polari First Book Prize was established to celebrate new writing coming with a focus on LGBTIQ issues by writers born or based in the UK and…
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Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé on Polari Prize 2022 longlist
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé ‘s debut Young Adult novel Ace of Spades is on the longlist for the Polari Prize 2022 announced on Monday, July 25, 2022. The Polari First Book Prize was established to celebrate new writing coming with a focus on LGBTIQ issues by writers born or based in the UK and Ireland by Paul…
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Okechukwu Nzelu on Polari First Book Prize 2020 shortlist.
Okechukwu Nzelu is on the Polari First Book Prize 2020 shortlist announced on July 31, 2020. The Polari First Book Prize was established to celebrate new writing coming with a focus on LGBTIQ issues by writers born or based in the UK and Ireland by Paul Burton in 2011. It borrowed from the term “Polari”…
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Kei Miller, Okechukwu Nzelu on Polari Prize 2020 longlists.
Kei Miller, Okechukwu Nzelu are on the longlists for the Polari First Book Prize 2020 and Polari Prize 2020 announced on June 23, 2020. The Polari First Book Prize was established to celebrate new writing coming with a focus on LGBTIQ issues by writers born or based in the UK and Ireland by Paul Burton…
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Somali author Diriye Osman wins Polari Prize 2014
Somali author Diriye Osman has become the first African to win the Polari First Book Prize for his collection of short stories entitled Fairytales for Lost Children. So who is this Osman? He is a Somali-British short story writer, essayist, critic, and visual artist who insists that we write our own stories. His writing has…