Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Medal for Writing | 2020 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A mixed-race gay teenager of Jamaican-Greek heritage discovers drag performance as a form of self-expression and liberation. Dean Atta's debut verse novel is a bold, lyrical celebration of queer identity told with the urgency of spoken-word poetry.
About the Author
Dean Atta is a British poet and author of Jamaican-Scottish heritage. His debut young adult verse novel The Black Flamingo (2019), shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, follows a mixed-race gay teenager discovering drag as self-expression. He is known for performing poetry about identity, race, and queer experience.
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