John Boyne says newcomer authors are ‘losing their opportunity’ with ‘misguided’ campaign
John Boyne says newcomer authors are ‘losing their opportunity’ with ‘misguided’ campaign
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John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
Polari Prize organisers cancel book prize over trans controversy
Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize | Jason Okundaye
Graham Linehan accuses JK Rowling of not defending his trans views
Gender-critical novelist urges writers to re-enter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella
Hundreds of authors called for John Boyne’s novel to be dropped and fellow contenders withdrew in protest
Inclusion of John Boyne, best known for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, described as ‘inexcusable’ given his comments on trans…
The famed Irish writer John Boyne, 54, came under criticism in July after publicly 'standing behind' JK Rowling's gender-critical…
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas author was ‘singled out’ for vocalising support of JK Rowling
Organisers of the award for LGBTQ+ writers have paused the prize this year, after controversy over the longlisting of John Boyne…
