<p>Ahead of Pride Month, Westland Books has launched 'Queer Directions' (QD), a new publishing imprint with Godrej DEI Lab, that will be dedicated to amplifying voices of people from the community across genres spanning non-fiction, poetry, and eventually, fiction.</p>
<p>With plans to launch six compelling titles this year, the collaboration signals a deep commitment to inclusive storytelling and representation. &nbsp;</p>
<p>The imprint aims to celebrate queer expression, identity, and lived experiences. From insightful memoirs to imaginative narratives for younger readers, it further hopes to build an ever-expanding bridge between queer creators and readers everywhere.</p>
<p>Parmesh Shahani, head of Godrej DEI Lab, the diversity and inclusion initiative of the Godrej Industries Group, and author of Queeristan, will serve as Series Editor for Queer Directions. He&nbsp;expresses, &ldquo;The idea is to build a bridge, not a border. At a time when queer rights are being challenged across the world, this imprint stands as both an act of solidarity and a space to nurture fresh, authentic voices from within the LGBTQIA+ communities. It will showcase the rich diversity of queer lives to straight allies and non-queer readers.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Over the years, Westland Books has published quite a few LGBTQIA+ books -- from Shahani's 2020 book to recently acclaimed fiction by Unmana and Santanu Bhattacharya.</p>
<p>&ldquo;It has been a long-cherished hope that someday we would be able to launch a thoughtful, inclusive and truly intersectional imprint that is focused on discovering and nurturing new voices in the LGBTQIA+ space. Queer Directions is that,&rdquo; said Karthika V.K., publisher at Westland Books.<br /><br />The launch of the imprint comes at a time ahead of Pride Month, which is observed throughout the month of June every year to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community that includes contributions from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual communities respectively, among others on the spectrum.<br /><br /></p><p><script type="text/javascript">atOptions={'key':'d0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7','format':'iframe','height':90,'width':728,'params':{}};</script></p><p>
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