Sharan Dhaliwal (she/they) founded the UK’s leading South Asian culture magazine Burnt Roti, which is a radical and political platform to engage with histories and safe spaces, while destigmatising topics around mental health and sexuality, amongst others.

She is also the Founder and co-Director of Middlesex Pride, an annual free family friendly event centring and celebrating the unheard LGBTQIA+ community in the largely immigrant Middlesex area.

She created Oh Queer Cupid, a queer speed dating and comedy night, and has had bylines in British Vogue, Independent, Guardian, iNews, Metro and was on the list of global influential women for the BBC 100 Women 2019.

She has also been on the Diva Power List 2022 & 2023, Attitude 101 2023 and nominated for Broadcast, Journalist or Host at the British LGBT Awards in 2023. Her article on women of colour who are failed by the police was nominated for an End Violence Against Women Awards in 2025.

Her debut non-fiction, Burning My Roti, about how her Asian identity and queerness came up against capitalism and white supremacy, came out in March 2022 by Hardie Grant.

For writing enquires, contact: abi.fellows@dhhliteraryagency.com

For everything else contact: sharan.dhaliwal@burntroti.com