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THIS year’s Polari Prize for LGBTQ writers has been put “on pause” thanks to a backlash over the inclusion of Irish author John Boyne’s novella Earth on the main award’s long list. The organisers, whose showcase for gay, queer and trans writers operates on a shoestring budget backed by the Arts Council, have pledged to “increase representation of trans and gender non-conforming judges on the panels for all the awards and undertake a governance and management review”.