Workshop and Q&A with Natalie Denny

Suitable for Years 3–4

Natalie is a d/​Deaf author and activist, and the creator of the Keisha Jones series. Keisha Jones Takes on the World, Natalie’s debut book, was published on 3rd August 2023 with Little Tiger UK. Her second book, Keisha Jones is a Force of Nature, was published on 1st February 2024. Natalie’s interests include reading, activism, travelling, writing poetry and prose, live entertainment and being ​‘Auntie Nat’. Natalie is d/​Deaf. 

Natalie is also the award-winning force behind Skywriters Ltd, a creative education social enterprise. Her roles include author, Post Graduate Researcher and EDI Consultant. Natalie was awarded the Merseyside Women of the Year Social Impact accolade in July 2022 and Skywriters Ltd won Merseyside Independent Business Award Best Start Up in October 2022. Natalie was also a finalist in the One To Watch Category of the Northern Power Women Awards and added to the Future List 2023 and a recipient of the BBC Radio 1Xtra Future Figures Award 2023. 

Natalie is chair and co-founder of The Goddess Projects, an organisation with the mission to empower, inspire and assist Black women and women of colour to develop and achieve in their communities. 

When Grandpa Joe tells Keisha about Great Aunt Bee, who was a lawyer and an activist, Keisha is determined to follow in her footsteps. Forming the Bee Squad, she enlists her friends KD and Paisley to help 

Brimming with ideas and passion, Keisha’s determined to stamp down injustices and stand up for what she believes … even if it does lead to a spot of trouble! 

When Keisha discovers that the trees in a nearby park are going to be cut down to make way for a carpark, the Bee Squad has its next cause. It’s time for some green activism to save the VITs … that’s Very Important Trees!