Dean Atta

Dean Atta

Dean Atta has written at least 11 books. Their most popular book is The Black Flamingo with 157 saves with an average rating of 4.06⭐.

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Author Bio

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.

For adult readers, his poetry collection, I Am Nobody's Nigger, was shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize, and his memoir, Person Unlimited: An Ode to My Black Queer Body, received praise from Michael Rosen as "wonderfully original".

His young adult verse novels are The Black Flamingo, Only on the Weekends, and I Can't Even Think Straight.

The Black Flamingo won the Stonewall Book Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and Jhalak Prize. Malorie Blackman praised the book, saying, "I loved every word."

Dean has also contributed to middle-grade anthologies like Happy Here: 10 stories from Black British authors & illustrators and the Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood.

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.

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The Black Flamingo

2019 • 157 Readers • 176 pages 4.1

Only on the Weekends

2022 • 17 Readers • 560 pages 3.3

Proud

Proud
ByJuno Dawson(Editor),Dean Atta(Contributor)

2019 • 11 Readers • 352 pages 4.5

I Am Nobody's Nigger

2013 • 1 Reader • 112 pages

Anti-Hate Anthology

Anti-Hate Anthology
BySpoken Word London,Patrick Cash,+43 more

2019 • 1 Reader • 132 pages

Person Unlimited: An Ode to My Black Queer Body

2024 • 1 Reader • 222 pages 4

I Can't Even Think Straight

2025 • 1 Reader • 304 pages

I Can't Even Think Straight: A queer coming of age story

Available May 29, 2025 • 1 Reader • 358 pages

Everything is Going to be All Right: Poems for when you really need them

Everything is Going to be All Right: Poems for when you really need them
ByEllen Bass(Contributor),Victoria Adukwei Bulley(Contributor)

2021 • 1 Reader • 202 pages

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Happy Here
ByDean Atta,Joseph Coelho,+8 more

1 Reader • 256 pages