Joseph Coelho is a poet and children's book author. In 2015 he won the CLPE children’s poetry award for Werewolf Club Rules![1], a poetry collection.[2][3] In 2020 Zombierella, the first of a planned set of three horror middle grade books, was published.[4] It has made the longlist of the Diverse Book Awards for Children's Books.[5] The Girl Who Became a Tree, a verse novel, made the long list for the 2020 Carnegie medal.[6] One of his most well known poems is ‘If All the World Were Paper’.[7][8]
Biography
editCoelho was born in Wandsworth[9] and grew up in Roehampton, a district of South-West London, the child of a single parent.[10]
References
edit- ^ Coelho, Joseph (2014). Werewolf club rules : poems. John O'Leary. London. ISBN 978-1-84780-452-5. OCLC 895785592.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Honnor, Jessica (2015-07-16). "Performance poet Joseph Coelho wins children's poetry award". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "'Kids need the opportunity to hear, read and write poetry' | The Voice Online". The Voice Online. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Walker pre-empts Joseph Coelho's first middle-grade fiction series | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Diverse Book Awards longlists features Zephaniah, Lawrence and Wilson". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "'Outstanding' Carnegie medal longlist includes three previous winners". the Guardian. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Interview with Joseph Coelho". The British Library. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "If All The World Were Paper". Children's Poetry Archive. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Alexandra Warren (2021-02-12). "Wandsworth writer lends his support to World Book Day with new release". South London News. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Hennessy, Claire. "Joseph Coelho: library lover and poetry populariser". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-08-03.