{"product_id":"23-september-dean-atta-poet-author","title":"23 September - Dean Atta, Poet \u0026 Author","description":"\u003cp\u003eBOYS! BOYS! BOYS! MEETS ... Dean Atta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eDean Atta is a BAFTA award-winning screenwriter and Stonewall Book Award-winning author from London. Best known for his young adult novel in verse, The Black Flamingo, and the stop-motion animation, Two Black Boys in Paradise, his heartfelt storytelling draws on his Greek Cypriot and Jamaican heritage as well as his queer identity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eDean is a patron of LGBT+ History Month and Chair of the Poetry and Spoken Word Group of the Society of Authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eDean has published three young adult novels in verse, two poetry collections, two picture books, and a memoir. His debut adult novel, Big Man, will be published by Cipher Press in September 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/deanatta\/\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/deanatta\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDoors open at 6pm, the event begins at 6.30pm and ends by 7.45pm. Then we have until 8.30pm to chat with our guests, mingle \u0026amp; drink \u0026amp; enjoy the BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! Gallery Café.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eTickets are non-refundable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOYS! BOYS! BOYS!","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48794261782772,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0259\/5687\/6339\/files\/2-2026-06-29T153352.706.jpg?v=1782857426","url":"https:\/\/boysboysboys.org\/products\/23-september-dean-atta-poet-author","provider":"BOYS! BOYS! BOYS!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}