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#TwoBlackBoysInParadise to Premiere at the Frameline Film Festival: stop-motion short film, based on a poem by Dean Atta and narrated by Jordan Stephens, will debut at #Frameline49 running June 18-28 in San Francisco. bit.ly/4mnLBvZ #stopmotion #Animation #AnimationWorld

I'm looking forward to presenting the #NRCQuiz25 Live Final tomorrow with National Literacy Trust and hosting the author panel with this lovely bunch Dean Atta Rachel Faturoti is ̶c̶r̶y̶i̶n̶g̶ editing STEW FOSTER Author Gone Boy (didnt write that but #katyabalen see you all there!

The children are loving seeing these fantastic authors talk - so inspiring. Dean Atta Rachel Faturoti is ̶c̶r̶y̶i̶n̶g̶ editing Katya Balen and Stewart Foster 📚📚📚National Literacy Trust ALCS Mr Dilly #NRCQuiz2025

LONDON Time for the author panel with Stewart Foster, Rachel Faturoti, Dean Atta and Katya Balen 🤩 National Literacy Trust ALCS

Me,Dean Atta STEW FOSTER Author Gone Boy (didnt write that but Rachel Faturoti is ̶c̶r̶y̶i̶n̶g̶ editing & #KatyaBalen as we reach the end of a fab author panel, after me relentlessly ploughing through 4 hrs of book quizzing at the #NRCQuiz25 Final. Great day, thanks to @literacy_trust & all the schools, kids & staff, awesome 🥳🥳

There's still time to register for EmpathyLabUK's #EmpathyDayFestival taking place 2-12 June! Tom Palmer, #LisaThompson and Phil Earle will all be taking part in Spark Empathy sessions during the festival. Learn more and sign up at empathylab.uk

The Guardian have featured I Can't Even Think Straight in this month's online children's round-up. They called it an 'eloquent, layered coming-of-age verse novel'  You can have a read of the full round-up here: theguardian.com/books/2025/may…

✨Reading (and in conversation) with the wonderful Richard Scott reviewbookshop, Peckham next Tuesday ✨ Tickets just £5 💜🔮💎 eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-revie…

We had such a brilliant time yesterday with Dean Atta and Leon Egan for our YA Pride Panel!! Thank you to everyone who came along! If you couldn’t make it, don’t worry we have plenty of signed copies available in store!! #deanatta #icanteventhinkstraight #leonegan #loverbirds

Living my best life

Thanks to The Book Nook for selling books at my writing for children and young people workshop today at Brighton Festival! I always love a trip to Brighton. I took my obligatory moment on the beach and remembered my university years here and the many memories I’ve made here since.

Exciting new #poetry books by Rosie Garland Julia Webb and Nina Mingya Powles coming this summer ☀️ All available to pre-order now, type FREEUK at the checkout for free UK postage in this limited #BankHoliday offer: ninearchespress.com/shop

London! I’ll be doing a feature set at this open mic night tonight! It’s my first poetry gig in a long time, so I’d love to see some friendly faces in the audience. outsavvy.com/event/27258/pr…

334 writers have signed up so far for our FREE synopsis surgery webinar on 26th June. Don't miss out! #amwriting #amquerying #WritingCommunity

🇨🇾 Cyprus joins the European Poetry Festival 2025! 📅 25 June | 🕖 7 PM | 📍@cyprusinuk, London Experience new poetic collaborations from Cypriot and Greek poets. 🎟 Free tickets: culturalchc.co.uk/cyprus-at-the-… #EPF2025 #CypriotPoetry National Federation of Cypriots in the UK NEPOMAK uk Parikiaki Newspaper HELLENIC TV

London! I’ll be doing a feature set at this open mic night tonight! It’s my first poetry gig in a long time, so I’d love to see some friendly faces in the audience. outsavvy.com/event/27258/pr…

📢SIGN-UP to Poetry Technique Masterclass Webinars: 3 session series exploring form, line breaks and rhythm and using punctuation (or not). June 9th, 16th & 23rd, 7-8pm BST All 3 sessions £45 RECORDINGS sent to ticket-holders in case you can't attend live. eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-techn…

#VerseNovel enthusiasts see this Instagram post by @deanatta instagram.com/reel/DKPKnxDoX… about his new #YA #VerseNovel I Can't Even Think Straight available now hachette

Signed copies of my latest young adult novel in verse, I Can’t Even Think Straight, are now available at Gay’s The Word, along with signed copies of The Black Flamingo, Only on the Weekends, and There is (still) love here. Thank you Erica, Jim, and Uli for all you do! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚🥰