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Joseph Coelho on hoping to ‘diversify bookshelves’ as 12th Children’s Laureate

Writer Joseph Coelho, who has been announced as the new Children’s Laureate, believes diversity in children’s publishing is improving but there is “still clearly a long way to go”. The performance poet, playwright and children’s author was presented ...

04 Jul 2022 at 20:55

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Queen Consort reflects on importance of reading in childhood for World Book Day

The Queen Consort has spoken about the importance of reading at an early age to help children understand “different places, different cultures, different ways of life”. To mark World Book Day on Thursday, Camilla sat down with Children’s Laureate ...

02 Mar 2023 at 00:27

Scottish schoolgirl among child cancer survivors who inspired poem about courage

A Scottish schoolgirl in remission from leukaemia is one of five youngsters chosen as the inspiration for a poem about courage by former children’s laureate Joseph Coelho. Five-year-old Fearne Stewart, from Blantyre in South Lanarkshire, was ...

04 Dec 2024 at 09:34

Joseph Coelho announced as 12th Children’s Laureate

Performance poet, playwright and children’s author Joseph Coelho said he wants to “highlight and celebrate the power of poetry” after being announced as the new Children’s Laureate. Award-winning Coelho, 42, was presented with the Laureate ...

04 Jul 2022 at 17:06

Children’s Laureate ‘honoured’ to win Yoto Carnegie medal judged by librarians

Joseph Coelho, who has become an advocate for libraries during his reign as Children’s Laureate, has won the Yoto Carnegie medal for writing. The awards, which celebrate achievement in children’s writing and illustration, are judged by a ...

20 Jun 2024 at 13:00

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5 new books to read this week

Charles Frazier – author of Cold Mountain – is back with his latest offering… Fiction 1. The Trackers by Charles Frazier is published in hardback by Fourth Estate, priced £16.99 (ebook £9.99). Available now Journeying from ramshackle ...

02 Aug 2023 at 10:25

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Queen Consort reflects on importance of reading in childhood for World Book Day

02 Mar 2023 at 08:17

Children from poorer backgrounds ‘must not be deprived of life rich in reading’

Reading with children must be seen as essential rather than “something which is nice to have in life” top authors said as they called on politicians to commit to long-term national investment to ensure low-income families get ...

17 Jan 2024 at 09:40

Camilla holds her first audience as Queen Consort

The Queen Consort has carried out her first audience in her role as consort to the King. Camilla met face to face with Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho, with the pair chatting in the Regency Room at Buckingham Palace on ...

03 Nov 2022 at 13:05

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The Children’s Laureate on why reading and writing poetry is great for kids

Many parents read to their young children at bedtime – but it tends to be a story they share with them, rather than poetry. However, the Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho is urging mums and dads to not only read poetry ...

05 Apr 2024 at 08:15

Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho becomes OBE in King’s Birthday Honours

Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho has become an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours. The performance poet, playwright and children’s author, who grew up in Roehampton, ...

14 Jun 2024 at 22:30

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Camilla shares love of poetry with children’s laureate Joseph Coelho

The Queen Consort has shared her love for poetry with poet and Waterstones children’s laureate Joseph Coelho to celebrate World Poetry Day. Camilla met the performance poet, playwright and children’s author in ...

21 Mar 2023 at 11:12

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