
non-man-identifying prizes for fiction writing
The UK's 'Women's prize for fiction' is open to anyone who 'identifies' as a woman, as is the Stella Prize in Australia. I'm not sure if this is for political or legal reasons. These prizes are meant to give women an opportunity to get income and publicity in a male-dominated culture and industry. Affirmative action literally cannot work for women if males can simply 'identify' themselves into such opportunities. Why are women being abused for objecting to this? (Currently