Darren Chetty
@darrenchetty.bsky.social
Welsh Indian South African Dutch Londoner. PhD in Philosophy of Education. Antiracist Dialogic Pedagogy. Children's Books. Teaching & Writing.
Rep: Rachel Mann, CAA https://www.darrenchetty.com/
Rep: Rachel Mann, CAA https://www.darrenchetty.com/
Great Line up!
Tickets available:
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@ibbyuk.bsky.social
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
@theclpe.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social @balirai.bsky.social @candygourlay.bsky.social
@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
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@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
EMC In-person: Belonging and unbelonging in children’s literature (EMC_Free)
www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/6fae...
www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/6fae...
October 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
EMC In-person: Belonging and unbelonging in children’s literature (EMC_Free)
www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/6fae...
www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/6fae...
Delighted to be included. Read the full @booktrust.org.uk list here:
www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...
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October 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Delighted to be included. Read the full @booktrust.org.uk list here:
www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...
www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...
FREE EVENT - Tomorrow! www.redbridge.gov.uk/discover/eve... (illustration by Sandhya Prabhat)
August 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
FREE EVENT - Tomorrow! www.redbridge.gov.uk/discover/eve... (illustration by Sandhya Prabhat)
Lovely couple of days in Cardiff, talking with @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social about Beyond the Secret Garden for the National Literacy Trust, and then at the Senedd talking to the @bameednetwork.bsky.social Wales group.
July 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Lovely couple of days in Cardiff, talking with @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social about Beyond the Secret Garden for the National Literacy Trust, and then at the Senedd talking to the @bameednetwork.bsky.social Wales group.
A real honour to write the introduction to The Poetry World of John Agard from @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social I shared John’s poetry with many of the classes I taught over the years. The book is a beautiful collection of greatest hits, edited by @charliehacking.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A real honour to write the introduction to The Poetry World of John Agard from @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social I shared John’s poetry with many of the classes I taught over the years. The book is a beautiful collection of greatest hits, edited by @charliehacking.bsky.social
Delighted to join Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold and @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social for a panel that explored Englishness, Britishness and children’s literature at @irscl2025_usal. A great conference - thank you to all who worked to make it happen!
June 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Delighted to join Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold and @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social for a panel that explored Englishness, Britishness and children’s literature at @irscl2025_usal. A great conference - thank you to all who worked to make it happen!
Thanks to Michael Rosen for this mention of Beyond the Secret Garden in The Guardian.
June 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Thanks to Michael Rosen for this mention of Beyond the Secret Garden in The Guardian.
Such a joy to interview Jason Reynolds. This piece gives a flavour of our 3 hour conversation!!
June 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Such a joy to interview Jason Reynolds. This piece gives a flavour of our 3 hour conversation!!
Had a great time at the launch of Augmented by the very talented Kenechi Udogu. The next Beyond the Secret Garden is all about Sci-Fi books for children and young adults. Augmented features!!
June 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Had a great time at the launch of Augmented by the very talented Kenechi Udogu. The next Beyond the Secret Garden is all about Sci-Fi books for children and young adults. Augmented features!!
The Jhalak Prize 2025 event has begun!!
June 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Jhalak Prize 2025 event has begun!!
I’m the same age as Pat Morita when he filmed Karate Kid.
May 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I’m the same age as Pat Morita when he filmed Karate Kid.
We’ll be at Tate Britain tomorrow. @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social and I will be exploring books about families and friends. Free to everyone! www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...
May 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We’ll be at Tate Britain tomorrow. @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social and I will be exploring books about families and friends. Free to everyone! www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...
Huge thanks to New Beacon Books and to everyone who came out last night. Some great conversations!
May 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Huge thanks to New Beacon Books and to everyone who came out last night. Some great conversations!
You're invited to join us for a lively chat between Dr Darren Chetty & K.N. Chimbiri & book-signing at New Beacon Books!
Kandace has written so many great children’s books about Black history. We’ll be talking about them & about education, writing & publishing.
www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the...
Kandace has written so many great children’s books about Black history. We’ll be talking about them & about education, writing & publishing.
www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the...
May 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
You're invited to join us for a lively chat between Dr Darren Chetty & K.N. Chimbiri & book-signing at New Beacon Books!
Kandace has written so many great children’s books about Black history. We’ll be talking about them & about education, writing & publishing.
www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the...
Kandace has written so many great children’s books about Black history. We’ll be talking about them & about education, writing & publishing.
www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the...
Publication Day! Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered I'm Going to Make a Friend. It's out today.
Illustrated superbly by Sandhya Prabhat. Published by
@littletigeruk.bsky.social
Here's a lovely review by @edfinch.bsky.social
for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social
: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Illustrated superbly by Sandhya Prabhat. Published by
@littletigeruk.bsky.social
Here's a lovely review by @edfinch.bsky.social
for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social
: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
May 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Publication Day! Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered I'm Going to Make a Friend. It's out today.
Illustrated superbly by Sandhya Prabhat. Published by
@littletigeruk.bsky.social
Here's a lovely review by @edfinch.bsky.social
for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social
: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Illustrated superbly by Sandhya Prabhat. Published by
@littletigeruk.bsky.social
Here's a lovely review by @edfinch.bsky.social
for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social
: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
My first ever picture book is out May 1st. A lovely review
-and link to order - here: www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page...
I'm Going to Make A Friend is illustrated by the amazing
Sandhya Prabhat and published by
@littletigeruk.bsky.social
-and link to order - here: www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page...
I'm Going to Make A Friend is illustrated by the amazing
Sandhya Prabhat and published by
@littletigeruk.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
My first ever picture book is out May 1st. A lovely review
-and link to order - here: www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page...
I'm Going to Make A Friend is illustrated by the amazing
Sandhya Prabhat and published by
@littletigeruk.bsky.social
-and link to order - here: www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page...
I'm Going to Make A Friend is illustrated by the amazing
Sandhya Prabhat and published by
@littletigeruk.bsky.social
I’ll be in conversation with the superb Kandace Chimbiri at New Beacon Books on May 14th, talking about Beyond the Secret Garden (coauthored with @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social ) & the representation of Black people in British children’s books. Register www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the...
April 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I’ll be in conversation with the superb Kandace Chimbiri at New Beacon Books on May 14th, talking about Beyond the Secret Garden (coauthored with @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social ) & the representation of Black people in British children’s books. Register www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the...
London Book Fair panel. ‘What do we do with contentious classics?’. (How to identify what is contentious? How to identify classics?)
March 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
London Book Fair panel. ‘What do we do with contentious classics?’. (How to identify what is contentious? How to identify classics?)
On Tuesday 25th March, @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social and I will be talking about Beyond the Secret Garden at Brixton Library. It’s a free event. Come along!!
March 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
On Tuesday 25th March, @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social and I will be talking about Beyond the Secret Garden at Brixton Library. It’s a free event. Come along!!
Delighted with this endorsement from @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
and his insightful response to Beyond the Secret Garden at our UCL launch last night.
and his insightful response to Beyond the Secret Garden at our UCL launch last night.
March 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Delighted with this endorsement from @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
and his insightful response to Beyond the Secret Garden at our UCL launch last night.
and his insightful response to Beyond the Secret Garden at our UCL launch last night.
