Polari Prize 2025 Controversy
The Polari Prize 2025 became the subject of public debate following the withdrawal of several authors in protest at the inclusion of Irish novelist John Boyne on the longlist. On 9 August 2025, poet Jay Hulme announced that Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, and Ciara Maguire had withdrawn their works from consideration […]