London's multi award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon comes to Eastbourne!
Hosted by Paul Burston with Alice Denny, Hugo Greenhalgh and Jane Traies.
“Always fun, always thought-provoking, a guaranteed great night out!” - Sarah Waters
7pm doors for 7.30pm start. There is a bar service available at this event.
£8 (£6 conc in advance), £10 (£8) on the door.
About Polari -
Founded in 2007 by author and activist Paul Burston, Polari is a live showcase for emerging and established LGBTQ literary talent.
Described by The Huffington Post as “the most exciting literary movement in London”, the salon also runs the Polari Prize book awards for LGBTQ writing.
Tonight's event is part of the Polari Prize 15th Birthday Showcase, funded by Arts Council England.
For more info, please visit www.polarisalon.com
About the lineup -
Alice Denny ‘adopted’ Hastings as her home town in the early 1980’s, arriving with her young family via university and Hailsham to work as a community psychiatric nurse - and quickly developed a fierce affection for the town. Since 2010 she has divided her time between Hastings and Brighton where she currently lives. Alice’s poems reflect her perspective on the joys of womanhood, love, loss, sexuality, marginalisation and injustice. Alice despises bullying in all it’s forms, especially in herself.
Hugo Greenhalgh is a journalist and writer. He published his first book, The Diaries of Mr Lucas, last year. Currently working on his next, Hugo is also a former LGBTQ+ activist, having taken the British Government to the European Court of Human Rights in 1993 when he was just 19 over the age of consent for gay men - then 21 to a straight male 16. He currently lives in Eastbourne with two cats, 54 million books and a terribly dashing 80-year-old flatmate.
Jane Traies is a queer historian, writer and storyteller whose work focuses on preserving the stories of marginalised women’s lives. Her latest book, Three Thousand Lesbians Go to York, tells the story of the York Lesbian Arts Festival, the UK’s largest and longest lasting gathering of lesbian, bi and queer women, and of Libertas!, the bookshop that founded it. A treasure trove of inclusive queer history, 3000 Lesbians includes the memories of Jackie Kay, Stella Duffy, Sarah Waters, Val McDermid and many others who attended or organised the festival.