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'''The Green Carnation Prize''' is a literary prize for any form of the written word by an LGBT writer. | [[File:Green Carnation Prize 2013.jpg|thumb|2013 logo]]'''The Green Carnation Prize''' is a literary prize for any form of the written word by an LGBT writer. | ||
In 2010 the writer [[Paul Magrs]] tweeted about the “scandalous lack of prizes for gay men” in the UK, which led to the journalist and blogger [[Simon Savidge]] approaching Paul about making an actual prize for gay men’s writing.<ref>http://greencarnationprize.wordpress.com/about/</ref> For 2011 the prize was opened to all LGBT writers. | In 2010 the writer [[Paul Magrs]] tweeted about the “scandalous lack of prizes for gay men” in the UK, which led to the journalist and blogger [[Simon Savidge]] approaching Paul about making an actual prize for gay men’s writing.<ref>http://greencarnationprize.wordpress.com/about/</ref> For 2011 the prize was opened to all LGBT writers. | ||
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* 2010: ''Paperboy'' by [[Christopher Fowler]] | * 2010: ''Paperboy'' by [[Christopher Fowler]] | ||
* 2011: ''The Proof of Love'' by [[Catherine Hall]] | * 2011: ''The Proof of Love'' by [[Catherine Hall]] | ||
* 2012 ''A Perfectly Good Man'' by [[Patrick Gale]] (jointly with ''Moffie'' by the South African writer André Carl Van Der Merwe) | * 2012: ''A Perfectly Good Man'' by [[Patrick Gale]] (jointly with ''Moffie'' by the South African writer André Carl Van Der Merwe) | ||
* 2013: ''Far from the Tree'' by [[Andrew Solomon]] | |||
==Judges== | ==Judges== | ||
For 2013 the judges | For 2013 the judges were: | ||
*[[Uli Lenart]], events press and online manager at [[Gay's the Word]] | *[[Uli Lenart]], events press and online manager at [[Gay's the Word]] | ||
*[[Christopher Bryant]], editor and co-founder of [[Polari Magazine]] | *[[Christopher Bryant]], editor and co-founder of [[Polari Magazine]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Awards]] | [[Category:Awards]] | ||
[[Category:Books | [[Category:Books]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:07, 10 July 2026
The Green Carnation Prize is a literary prize for any form of the written word by an LGBT writer.
In 2010 the writer Paul Magrs tweeted about the “scandalous lack of prizes for gay men” in the UK, which led to the journalist and blogger Simon Savidge approaching Paul about making an actual prize for gay men’s writing.[1] For 2011 the prize was opened to all LGBT writers.
Winners
- 2010: Paperboy by Christopher Fowler
- 2011: The Proof of Love by Catherine Hall
- 2012: A Perfectly Good Man by Patrick Gale (jointly with Moffie by the South African writer André Carl Van Der Merwe)
- 2013: Far from the Tree by Andrew Solomon
Judges
For 2013 the judges were:
- Uli Lenart, events press and online manager at Gay's the Word
- Christopher Bryant, editor and co-founder of Polari Magazine
- Sarah Henshaw, owner of The Book Barge
- Kerry Hudson, novelist
- Clayton Littlewood, performer and writer