Aditya Tiwari is a writer and queer activist from India. His first book of poems April is Lush (2019) received international acclaim and was featured on Lambda Literary in the spirit of uplifting the work of queer Indian artists. He writes on a variety of themes ranging from politics, colour, intersectionality, age, queerness, gender, and revolution. His writings have appeared in Firstpost, The Wire, Feminism In India, Homegrown, The Alipore Post, Vice India, and elsewhere. He has been a Youth Economic Fellow and has also spoken at various literary festivals including New Delhi’s Rainbow Lit Fest, one of the largest LGBT literary festivals in India, and has been profiled on The Hindu, Museum of Queer Swipe Stories, Humans of Bombay, Gal-Dem, Vice, GQ, Grazia, Refinery 29 (UK), BBC (Radio 4), The Quint, The Swaddle, and others. Learn more about Aditya on Instagram and Twitter at @aprilislush.