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Storytime with Dean Atta

11th July 2026

Join award-winning author and poet Dean Atta for an uplifting, interactive storytelling session celebrating his colourful picture books Confetti and Auntie's Bangles.

Recommended for all ages! About the Author Dean Atta is an award-winning Black British writer from London known for his heartfelt storytelling rooted in his Greek Cypriot and Jamaican heritage. He writes poetry, fiction and nonfiction for all ages. His picture book, Confetti, illustrated by Alea Marley, is a colourful celebration of love and life.

Additionally, Dean is a screenwriter and executive producer of the animated short film Two Black Boys in Paradise, which was selected for the BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival (and numerous others worldwide), as well as being award Best Animation at the 2025 Ealing Film Festival. In February 2026, the film took home Best Short Animation at the BAFTAs.

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£0 - £4

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Storytime with Dean Atta 6-8 Rose Ln,
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canterburykidslitfest@gmail.com

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