London’s award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon comes to WoWFEST 2024.
The inimitable Polari founder and author Paul Burston, presents a dazzling line up of award-winning talent; the multi-talented Rosie Garland, Irish wordsmith Ciaran Hodgers and the legendary Gerry Potter.
Paul Burston founded Polari in 2007. The salon has been welcomed at the Southbank Centre, The British Library, at book festivals, bars, museums, nightclubs and theatres across the UK and beyond.
Inspired by the gay slang of the same name, Polari is a celebration of LGBTQ+ words and voices – whether written, spoken or sung. The salon also runs The Polari Prize awards – the UK’s book awards for LGBTQ+ writing.
Event Date: Wednesday 15th May 2024
