Polari Prize 📚 Nominees And Judges Withdraw Over Inclusion Of John Boyne On Longlist

Irish Times ☀ Written by Ella Creamer.Ten authors nominated for this year’s Polari prizes, a set of UK awards celebrating LGBTQ+ literature, have withdrawn from the awards over the longlisting of John Boyne, who has described himself as a “Terf” – the acronym for trans-exclusionary radical feminist.Two judges have also withdrawn from the prize process, and more than 800 writers and