Polari Tour Visits Newcastle 24th November!

London’s award-winning LGBT literary salon Polari 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. The tour will include a Polari event at the Lit & Phil (Westgate Road) in Newcastle 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, London, 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.” The tour visits Newcastle on the 24th of November from 7pm and is FREE. For more info visit: www.litandphil.org.uk or call: 0191 232 0192. The Newcastle date includes: Mari Hannah (winner of The Polari First Book Prize 2013), Sophia Blackwell, Debbie Taylor, Stephen Shieber and VG Lee.