Sat 11 Jul
|Waterstones
Storytime with Dean Atta
Time & Location
11 Jul 2026, 12:00 – 13:00
Waterstones, 6-8 Rose Ln, Canterbury CT1 2SJ, UK
About the event
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.
Book Tickets
Child Ticket
This ticket is for one adult to attend Storytime with Dean Atta. Tickets are pay as you feel, and all profits support the continuation of Canterbury Kids Lit Festival. Please book a ticket for each person attending.
£Adult Ticket
This ticket is for one adult to attend Storytime with Dean Atta. Tickets are pay as you feel, and all profits support the continuation of Canterbury Kids Lit Festival. Please book a ticket for each person attending.
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