Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Rainbow Lit Fest Announces 2025 Writing Awards
The Rainbow Lit Fest, which focuses on queer stories, announced its 2025 writing awards on December 7.
The event is organized by the Dwijen Dinanath Arts Foundation, which supports gender, sexuality, arts, and independent music.
The Lifetime Achievement award was given to historian Saleem Kidwai.
The winners in different categories were: Santanu Bhattacharya for Fiction, Arundhati Ghosh for Nonfiction, Naina Bhargava for Feature of the Year, and Katyayini Saksham for Op-ed of the Year.
These awards celebrate and recognize outstanding works in queer and inclusive literature.
Rainbow Lit Fest announced its 2025 writing awards on December 7, 2025.
The event is organized by the Dwijen Dinanath Arts Foundation.
Historian Saleem Kidwai received the Lifetime Achievement award posthumously.
Winners include Santanu Bhattacharya for Fiction, Arundhati Ghosh for Nonfiction, Naina Bhargava for Feature of the Year, and Katyayini Saksham for Op-ed of the Year.
The awards celebrate and recognize outstanding works in queer and inclusive literature.
- Who
- Dwijen Dinanath Arts Foundation, Saleem Kidwai, Santanu Bhattacharya, Arundhati Ghosh, Naina Bhargava, Katyayini Saksham
- What
- Announcement of 2025 Rainbow Lit Fest writing awards
- When
- December 7, 2025
- Where
- Rainbow Lit Fest
- Why
- To recognize and celebrate queer and inclusive literature
- Event
- Rainbow Lit Fest 2025
- Organizer
- Dwijen Dinanath Arts Foundation
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Saleem Kidwai (posthumously)
- Fiction Winner
- Deviants: The Queer Family Chronicles by Santanu Bhattacharya
- Nonfiction Winner
- All Our Loves: Journeys with Polyamory in India by Arundhati Ghosh
- Feature of the Year
- Love and Loss in Multai by Naina Bhargava
- Op-ed of the Year
- Can Trans Women Ever “Identify” as Women in India? by Katyayini Saksham
- Announcement Date
- December 7, 2025