I’m thinking of launching a new literary prize.
It would be called The Green Literary Prize.
The prize would be open to people* of all ages and cultures, regardless of the language choices of the candidates.
The intention would be that The Green Literary Prize would celebrate the best of the art of writing.
It would be a unique opportunity for candidates to express their skill, flair and even critical views.
The aim of the prize would be to encourage the high art of producing innovative, educational literary work.
(* = candidates must be male. Applications from female writers will not, under any circumstances, be permitted)
[long long pause]
Obviously this is a wind up.
Because it would be wrong.
And yet the Orange prize for literary fiction is only open to women.
So, just as my spoof prize would be wrong – isn’t the Orange prize for literary fiction being only open to women wrong?
I mean, it’s not as if there’s some difference of physical strength or some kind of gender-related ability that needs to be protected in writing, is there?
Am I missing the point?
Do you feel that women writers are under represented?
And if you do, have you actually had a tour through WH Smith lately, and seen the proportion of titles authored by women?
B.
🙂
I’d understand if they also had a men’s Orange prize…do they?? Nope according to the interwbconnectything they don’t. and they have 2 of the blummin things
Me no understand
A limitation like that does significantly increase my chances of winning such a prize. I need all the help I can get.
If it was called the Orange Women Prize for Literary Fiction I would not have a problem with it. I mean, they can create a Pineapple Prize for Literary Fiction Written By People Whose Name Starts With A for all that matter, but the fact that they issimulate it is disturbing.
A ‘d’ escaped from the previous comment.
Here it is —> d
Damn those letters.