The “Stylist Prize For Feminist Fiction” is open to men 😤

[CaveMum]

Just seen this via Twitter:

“If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a writer but not had the access or confidence to pursue it, we’re about to make your day. To find the next group of exciting new voices, we are launching The Stylist Prize for Feminist Fiction alongside our Literary Festival. We want to find original, innovative female talent, whose voices resonate with us and make sense of the world around us, regardless of genre or experience or age. To create this prize, we are partnering with Rachel Mills Literary Agency (RML) whose clients include Elizabeth Day, Pandora Sykes, Jing-Jing Lee, Ayisha Malik and Bryony Gordon.”

T&C state “Entrants must be 18 and over and must be female or identify as such.”

www.stylist.co.uk/books/stylist-prize-for-feminist-fiction-2021/512462/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Why can they never punctuate? Are capital letters considered transphobic or something?

@WinterTrees

Why can they never punctuate? Are capital letters considered transphobic or something?

Capital letters are literal violence, I expect.

Transparent logic though. OR is a conjunction that connects alternative possibilities.
Either A or B (B which is therefore not A)

So.
"Female or..."
[not]

I just saw this on Twitter and felt a bit sick

I am almost willing non-binary Laurence to come along and make trouble that he isn't included, just so they get a lesson in how ridiculous this all is. Seriously, though, they haven't given any consideration at all to anyone who only identifies as female on some days. What if Pips B wants to enter, he forgets until the last moment and the competition deadline falls on a day he's feeling male? It's transphobia, no?