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Article: Maybe it's time to let men judge Orange Prize, chair of jury says
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 31, 2008
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The chair of the jury of Britain's leading women's literary prize
has called for a debate on whether men should be included on the
judging panel to ensure a broader mix of tastes.
The Orange Prize, founded in 1996 to redress the gender imbalance
in publishing, has enjoyed a long list of judges ranging from
writers and literary critics to a model and singers. But while
France's main prize for women's fiction, the Prix Femina, allows men
as judges, Orange Prize judges are solely women.
Kirsty Lang, the chair of this year's jury, who will announce the
winner on Wednesday, said that now, 12 years after the prize was set
up, it might be time to discuss letting men in.
"I'm open-minded about it. ...