Aditya Tiwari

Aditya Tiwari is a poet and broadcaster. His debut poetry collection April is Lush (2019) brought him early acclaim, followed by the widely praised anthology Over the Rainbow: India’s Queer Heroes (2023). He is a former BBC producer and host of the BBC’s Voices series on men’s mental health, and has appeared on BBC Newsbeat (Radio 1, 1Xtra, Asian Network) and BBC Radio 4 in the UK. A TEDx speaker and Cosmopolitan’s Ones to Watch, he received the India-UK Achievers Honours at the UK Parliament and was shortlisted for the Toto Award for Creative Writing. He was one of twelve journalists from India and Germany selected for a transnational media programme by the Goethe-Institut and Deutsche Welle. His work and interviews have appeared in The Washington Post, The Telegraph, GQ, Elle, VICE, Refinery29, The Times of India, Hindustan Times, Outlook, The Wire, PinkNews, and elsewhere. He has lived and worked across India, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe, while keeping Jabalpur, his hometown in central India, at the heart of it all. All That’s Left Behind is his third book. Find him on Instagram and X @aprilislush.