Polari Prize#Polari First Book 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.{{Cite web |title=Polari Prize |url=https://www.polarisalon.com/polari-prize |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=polarisalon |language=en}}

The Polari First Book Prize is restricted to first books by writers who were born or work in the UK and Ireland.{{Cite web |title=Polaris Salon |url=https://www.polarisalon.com/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Polarisalon |language=en}}
In 2019 a further award was introduced, the Polari Prize for Book of the Year.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-23 |title=Chadwick, McMillan win 2019 Polari Prizes |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/10/23/141543/chadwick-mcmillan-win-2019-polari-prizes/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}
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

class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Author !TItle !Publisher !Ref.
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 \|{{Cite web \|date=2018-10-23 \|title=‘Elmet’ wins 2018 Polari First Book Prize \|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2018/10/23/117943/mozley-wins-2018-polari-first-book-prize/ \|access-date=2023-10-03 \|publisher=Books+Publishing}}
2019 \|Angela Chadwick \|XX \|Dialogue Books \|
2020 \|Amrou Al-Kadhi \|Life as a Unicorn \|Fourth Estate \|{{Cite web \|date=2020-10-16 \|title=Davies, Al-Kadhi win 2020 Polari Prizes \|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/10/16/158078/davies-al-kadhi-win-2020-polari-prizes/ \|access-date=2023-10-03 \|publisher=Books+Publishing}}
2021 \|Mohsin Zaidi \|A Dutiful Boy \|Square Peg \|{{Cite web \|date=2021-11-01 \|title=Souhami, Zaidi win 2021 Polari Prizes \|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/11/01/195900/souhami-zaidi-win-2021-polari-prizes/ \|access-date=2023-10-03 \|publisher=Books+Publishing}}
2022 \|Adam Zmith \|Deep Sniff \|Watkins \|{{Cite web \|date=2022-11-16 \|title=Taylor, Zmith win 2022 Polari Prizes \|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/11/16/223459/taylor-zmith-win-2022-polari-prizes/ \|access-date=2023-10-03 \|publisher=Books+Publishing}}
2023 \|Jon Ransom \|The Whale Tattoo \|Muswell Press \|{{Cite news \|last=Creamer \|first=Ella \|date=2023-11-24 \|title=Julia Armfield and Jon Ransom win the Polari prizes for LGBTQ+ books \|language=en-GB \|work=The Guardian \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/24/julia-armfield-and-jon-ransom-win-the-polari-prizes-for-lgbtq-books \|access-date=2023-11-25 \|issn=0261-3077}}
2024 \|Nicola Dinan \|Bellies \|Penguin \|{{Cite news \|last=Knight \|first=Lucy \|date=2024-11-29 \|title=Jon Ransom wins second Polari prize in two years with The Gallopers \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/29/jon-ransom-wins-second-polari-prize-in-two-years-with-the-gallopers \|access-date=2024-12-02 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Author

!TItle

!Publisher

!Ref.

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

|{{Cite web |date=2018-10-23 |title=‘Elmet’ wins 2018 Polari First Book Prize |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2018/10/23/117943/mozley-wins-2018-polari-first-book-prize/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}

2019

|Angela Chadwick

|XX

|Dialogue Books

2020

|Amrou Al-Kadhi

|Life as a Unicorn

|Fourth Estate

|{{Cite web |date=2020-10-16 |title=Davies, Al-Kadhi win 2020 Polari Prizes |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/10/16/158078/davies-al-kadhi-win-2020-polari-prizes/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}

2021

|Mohsin Zaidi

|A Dutiful Boy

|Square Peg

|{{Cite web |date=2021-11-01 |title=Souhami, Zaidi win 2021 Polari Prizes |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/11/01/195900/souhami-zaidi-win-2021-polari-prizes/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}

2022

|Adam Zmith

|Deep Sniff

|Watkins

|{{Cite web |date=2022-11-16 |title=Taylor, Zmith win 2022 Polari Prizes |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/11/16/223459/taylor-zmith-win-2022-polari-prizes/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}

2023

|Jon Ransom

|The Whale Tattoo

|Muswell Press

|{{Cite news |last=Creamer |first=Ella |date=2023-11-24 |title=Julia Armfield and Jon Ransom win the Polari prizes for LGBTQ+ books |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/24/julia-armfield-and-jon-ransom-win-the-polari-prizes-for-lgbtq-books |access-date=2023-11-25 |issn=0261-3077}}

2024

|Nicola Dinan

|Bellies

|Penguin

|{{Cite news |last=Knight |first=Lucy |date=2024-11-29 |title=Jon Ransom wins second Polari prize in two years with The Gallopers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/29/jon-ransom-wins-second-polari-prize-in-two-years-with-the-gallopers |access-date=2024-12-02 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

Polari Prize for Book of the Year

class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Author !Title !Publisher !Ref.
2019 \|Andrew McMillan \|playtime \|Jonathan Cape \|
2020 \|Kate Davies \|In the Deep End \|HarperCollins \|
2021 \|Diana Souhami \|No Modernism Without Lesbians \|Head of Zeus \|
2022 \|Joelle Taylor \|C+nto & Othered Poems \|The Westbourne Press \|
2023 \|Julia Armfield \|Our Wives Under the Sea \|Pan Macmillan \|
2024 \|Jon Ransom \|The Gallopers \|Muswell Press \|{{Cite news \|last=Knight \|first=Lucy \|date=2024-11-29 \|title=Jon Ransom wins second Polari prize in two years with The Gallopers \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/29/jon-ransom-wins-second-polari-prize-in-two-years-with-the-gallopers \|access-date=2024-12-02 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Author

!Title

!Publisher

!Ref.

2019

|Andrew McMillan

|playtime

|Jonathan Cape

2020

|Kate Davies

|In the Deep End

|HarperCollins

2021

|Diana Souhami

|No Modernism Without Lesbians

|Head of Zeus

2022

|Joelle Taylor

|C+nto & Othered Poems

|The Westbourne Press

2023

|Julia Armfield

|Our Wives Under the Sea

|Pan Macmillan

2024

|Jon Ransom

|The Gallopers

|Muswell Press

Polari Prize for Children's and Young Adult Works

class="wikitable"
Year !Author !Title !Publisher !Ref.
2024 \|Sarah Hagger-Holt \|The Fights That Make Us \|Usborne \|{{Cite web \|title=Jon Ransom wins second Polari Prize \|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/jon-ransom-wins-second-polari-prize \|access-date=2025-03-01 \|website=The Bookseller \|language=En}}

class="wikitable"

Year

!Author

!Title

!Publisher

!Ref.

2024

|Sarah Hagger-Holt

|The Fights That Make Us

|Usborne

|{{Cite web |title=Jon Ransom wins second Polari Prize |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/jon-ransom-wins-second-polari-prize |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}

References

Category:First book awards

Category:LGBTQ literary awards

Category:Awards established in 2011

Category:2011 establishments in the United Kingdom