Ellen Hawley‘s ‘quietly magical’ novel Other People Manage has been longlisted for the Polari Book Prize 2023.
Celebrating a wealth of genres and forms, including memoir, poetry, historical fiction and gripping thrillers, the Polari Prize and Polari First Book Prize are the UK and Ireland’s only dedicated prize for LGBTQ+ literature.
Prize founder, Paul Burston, said: ‘This year’s Polari Prize long lists demonstrate a diverse range of LGBTQ literary talent, writing across many different genres and from a wide variety of perspectives. The volume and quality of submissions was extremely high this year, and the judges really had their work cut out. But these are long lists we can all be proud of. At a time when LGBTQ people are under attack, our stories matter more than ever. These are our stories. Read them. Learn from them. Celebrate them.’
The shortlist will be announced on 27th September at the Printworks in Hastings and the winner will be announced at The British Library on 24th November.
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