Polari Prize halts 2025 competition following John Boyne ‘TERF’ controversy

Personally, I think this was their only viable option. They'd squandered the goodwill of pretty much everyone who was invested in the prize, and 16/24 of the nominees had withdrawn. I don't think there was any way that they could have gone ahead with it this year. It'll be interesting to see what happens next year. It's a real shame that the foremost LGBTQ+ writing prize has disintegrated so spectacularly.