Polari announces Arts Council Lottery funding and National Tour
Polari, London’s award-winning LGBT literary salon has been awarded a grant from Grants for the Arts, supported by the Arts Council of England and the National Lottery. The grant will fund a national tour in the Autumn, beginning in September and ending at the Southbank Centre in November, which mar
Polari, London’s award-winning LGBT literary salon has been awarded a grant from Grants for the Arts, supported by the Arts Council of England and the National Lottery.
The grant will fund a national tour in the Autumn, beginning in September and ending at the Southbank Centre in November, which marks the literary salon’s seventh birthday.
The tour will include Polari events at the Marlborough Theatre in Brighton, Homotopia in Liverpool, shOUT in Birmingham and the Manchester Literature Festival and will feature the best in established and emerging LGBT literary talent. It will also help to promote The Polari First Book Prize, which is now in its fourth year.
Paul Burston, founder and host of Polari, said: “After several successful, sell-out years at the Southbank Centre, it’s been a dream of mine to take Polari on tour. I’m very grateful to the Arts Council of England and the National Lottery for making this possible.”
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