Organizers cancel book prize over transphobic nominee (+more transgender news)

Organisers cancel book prize over trans controversy

Organisers have cancelled an annual literary prize created to promote LGBTQ+ writing, following a row about comments by one of the nominated authors, BBC reports..

John Boyne (photo), best known for writing The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, was longlisted for the Polari Prize earlier this month for his latest novel Earth.

However, some other nominated authors asked to be removed from the longlist, objecting to an article Boyne wrote defending JK Rowling’s stance on trans issues and women’s rights. More than 800 figures in the publishing industry also signed an open letter criticising his nomination.

The Polari Prize’s organisers have now said it would not be awarded this year but they hoped it would return in 2026.

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