Rosamund Taylor’s In Her Jaws longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize

We are proud and delighted that In Her Jaws by Rosamund Taylor has been longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize! The Polari Prizes are the UK and Ireland’s only dedicated awards for LGBTQ+ literature, and they encompass fiction, poetry and memoir. Joining Rosamund on the First Book longlist are:

Love from the Pink Palace by Jill Nalder • (Wildfire)
A Visible Man by Edward Enninful • (Bloomsbury)
The Whale Tattoo by Jon Ransom • (Muswell Press)
Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness by Kevin Brazil • (Influx Press)
Rising of the Black Sheep by Livia Kojo Alour ​• (Polari Press)
The New Life by Tom Crewe • (Chatto & Windus)
None of the Above by Travis Alabanza • (Canongate Books)
Orpheus Builds a Girl by Heather Parry • (Gallic Books)
In Her Jaws by Rosamund Taylor • (Banshee Press)
Is This Love? by CE Riley • (Serpent’s Tail)
No Country for Girls by Emma Styles • (Sphere)
Some Integrity by Padraig Regan • (Carcanet Press)

More information about the Polari Prizes is available at this link. The shortlists will be announced on 27 September 2023 – watch this space!