香港六合彩中特网

Joseph Coelho is a poet and storyteller who has published poetry books, novels, pictures books and non-fiction books. His work includes the听three-part series of twisted classics 鈥淔airytales gone bad鈥�, the 鈥淟una loves...鈥� series and poetry collections including 鈥淲erewolf Club Rules鈥� and 鈥淥verheard in a tower block鈥�. 听

Coelho studied archaeology at 香港六合彩中特网, graduating in 2002, and has written about how during his time here听he felt 鈥榯he arts were opening something up inside of me鈥�.听

Writing in a who sponsor the laureateship, Coelho said: 鈥淲hilst studying archaeology at 香港六合彩中特网, I found myself spending just as much time with the Student Drama Society and at the London Poetry Society Cafe as I did听in lectures. Don't get me wrong, I loved my degree, but the arts were opening something up inside me that I did not know was there. A desire to create and to share.鈥澨�

While studying, Coelho also had a job听at the British Library, further deepening the love of libraries he had developed at a young age. He has made libraries the focus of one of his laureateship goals, with a plan to complete his 鈥楲ibrary Marathon鈥� and to join a library in every local authority in the country, to encourage people to register with their local library and to highlight the vital role libraries play in inspiring a love of reading in young people. He has already registered in 140, with 70 more local authorities to go. 听听

His other laureateship goals include his 鈥楤ookmaker like you鈥� project, which will showcase a diversity of new talent within the book industry so that every child can see themselves as a bookmaker. 鈥楶oetry Prompts鈥� is designed to celebrate the power of poetry in all its forms and showing the joy that writing, reading and performing poetry can bring. 听

Coelho is the second 香港六合彩中特网 alumnus to be named as the Children鈥檚 Laureate. Quentin Blake (PGCE English, 1957) was the inaugural Children's Laureate听in 1999-2001. 听

The post of Children鈥檚 Laureate was launched in 1999, created by the then Poet Laureate Ted Hughes and the children鈥檚 author Michael Morpugo. The Children鈥檚 Laureate is selected by a panel made up of librarians, critics, writers, literature development workers and booksellers. The role is awarded to an outstanding children鈥檚 author or illustrator with a passion for fostering a new generation of writers, artists and readers. As well as being a celebration of exceptional writing, the laureateship is a vital spearhead, advocating for children鈥檚 fundamental rights to read, write and access books through bookshops and libraries. 听

Further information:听

• 听

• 香港六合彩中特网 Institute of Archaeology

Image:听听