Joseph Coelho

Joseph Coelho
Coelho in Waterstones, Piccadilly, 2022
Born
Joseph Aaron Coelho

Roehampton, England
Alma materUniversity College London
Known forChildren's Laureate 2022–2024
Notable workThe Boy Lost in the Maze
PartnerManjeet Mann
AwardsCarnegie Medal, 2024
Websitethepoetryofjosephcoelho.com

Joseph Aaron Coelho OBE FRSL is a British poet and children's book author who was Children's Laureate from 2022 to 2024. In 2023, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[1] In 2024, he was announced the winner of the Carnegie Medal for his YA novel The Boy Lost in the Maze.

  1. ^ Creamer, Ella (12 July 2023). "Royal Society of Literature aims to broaden representation as it announces 62 new fellows". The Guardian.