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Celebrating diverse and authentic queer narratives,\u00a0The Rainbow Awards for Literature & Journalism<\/a>\u00a0(RALJ) launches its first edition today. The purpose is to recognize honest, compelling, and unadulterated storytelling around LGBTQIA+ lives by Indian queer and cis-het writers. It is also about articulating and creating a genre that builds awareness across society as well as providing the queer community a sense of belonging.<\/p>\n

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On the jury this year are author-activist\u00a0Parmesh Shahani<\/strong>\u00a0(Chair); editor\u00a0Adrija Bose<\/strong>; writer and translator\u00a0Anish Gawande<\/strong>; art historian, author and curator\u00a0Dr. Alka Pande<\/strong>; actor, artist and writer\u00a0Jyotsna Siddharth<\/strong>; transgender rights activist\u00a0Kalki Subramaniam<\/strong>; author\u00a0Parvati Sharma<\/strong>;\u00a0<\/strong>journalist, writer and translator\u00a0Poonam Saxena<\/strong>; and author-researcher\u00a0Sindhu Rajasekaran<\/strong>. Queer rights activist, lawyer, and bioethicist\u00a0Rohin Bhatt\u00a0<\/strong>will act as coordinator of the awards.<\/p>\n

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RALJ invites writers to submit entries* across the categories of Literature (Fiction & Non-fiction) and Journalism (Features & Op-Ed), starting Friday, May 19, 2023, for a period of eight weeks. The award function will be held during the Rainbow Lit Fest \u2013 Queer & Inclusive, which returns this year on December 9 & 10, in Delhi.<\/p>\n

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Speaking about the Awards, the Founder,\u00a0Sharif D Rangnekar\u00a0<\/strong>said:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cQueer life has been erased from our history for far too long. It is only over the past few decades that some folks have stepped up and written freely. It is essential that we build on the momentum set post the reading down of Section 377, so that we can claim and reclaim our space through literature and journalism which becomes part of history and the now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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With the RALJ are a variety of organisations. The Kunzum Books is playing a critical role of both being a bookstore and process partner. The\u00a0Keshav Suri Foundation<\/a>,\u00a0Mumbai Press Club<\/a>,\u00a0Naz Foundation<\/a>,\u00a0Nazariya \u2013 QFRG<\/a>,\u00a0Official Humans Of Queer<\/a>,\u00a0The Pink List India<\/a>,\u00a0The Q-Knit Foundation<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0Sweekar: The Rainbow Parents<\/a>\u00a0are all supporters, helping RALJ reach a larger audience.<\/p>\n

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