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# QTIBIPoC Writing Workshop with Dean Atta
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/qtibipoc-writing-workshop-with-dean-atta/
- Published: 2021-02-05T11:30:17.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-05T08:33:08.000Z
- Description: Which Flag to Wave, a FREE writing workshop that will use flags as a way of talking about pride in various forms is to be hosted by QTIPoC Narratives on Zoom on Friday, February 26 from 7pm.
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Arts, Community, Health, In The South, Information, Mental Health, News, Queer Corner, BAME, BME, QTIPOC, QTIPOC Narratives, Zoom

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**Which Flag to Wave**, [a FREE writing workshop](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/which-flag-to-wave-qtibipoc-writing-workshop-with-dean-atta-tickets-139268033437?fbclid=IwAR24%5FOzSrRs7kmyCjSpF8bCW4g%5FeHGP0ic06cy1qbRg2WRuCzi69Nrk6dfU&ref=scenemag.co.uk) that will use flags as a way of talking about pride in various forms, including sexuality and nationality, is to be hosted by **QTIPoC Narratives** on **Zoom** on **Friday, February 26** from **7pm**. Although the workshop finishes at **8pm**, two mental health first aiders will stay until **8.30pm** if anyone requires 1-2-1 listening support.MenThis event, led by **Dean Atta** and open to all QTIBIPoC (queer, trans, intersex, black, indigenous, people of colour) community members who are 18+ , marks the first of **QTIPoC Narratives Collective**‘s monthly **Alternative Mental Health Spaces** and is an opportunity to submit your piece to an online group zine and receive £10 via gift voucher or bank transfer.

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Dean Atta was named as one of the most influential LGBTQ+ people in the UK by the *Independent on Sunday*. His debut poetry collection, *I Am Nobody’s Nigger*, was shortlisted for the **Polari First Book Prize**. He has a Philosophy and English BA from the **University of Sussex** and a Writer/Teacher MA from **Goldsmiths**, University of London. His debut novel, *The Black Flamingo*, was awarded the **2020 Stonewall Book Award**, and shortlisted for the **CILIP Carnegie Medal**, **YA Book Prize** and **Jhalak Prize**.To book [CLICK HERE](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/which-flag-to-wave-qtibipoc-writing-workshop-with-dean-atta-tickets-139268033437?fbclid=IwAR24%5FOzSrRs7kmyCjSpF8bCW4g%5FeHGP0ic06cy1qbRg2WRuCzi69Nrk6dfU&ref=scenemag.co.uk). If you are unable to attend after booking, email [qtipocnarratives@gmail.com](mailto:qtipocnarratives@gmail.com) so that they can offer your space to another community member. Priority will be given to East Sussex-based QTIBIPoC community members between **January 31** and **February 10** so only sign up if you are both QTIBIPoC and from East Sussex, thereafter booking will be open to all QTIBIPoC.**Accessibility:** Live caption will be offered via **Otter**