British · b. 1965
Paul Burston is a British writer, journalist and broadcaster. He was an activist with ACT UP London in the early 1990s and went on to write about LGBTQ+ life and culture. He edited the LGBTQ+ section of Time Out London for 20 years. With Colin Richardson he edited A Queer Romance, a 1995 collection of essays on queer popular culture, and he also edited Queer Pride and Prejudice and wrote What Are You Looking At?, a book on gay culture. His novels include Shameless, The Gay Divorcee, Lovers & Losers and The Black Path. The Black Path is a thriller set in Hastings. He founded the Polari Literary Salon in London, a showcase for LGBTQ+ writing, and created the Polari First Book Prize, which recognises debut books by LGBTQ+ authors. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Independent and other papers. He has been a prominent figure in British LGBTQ+ publishing and media for three decades.