Joseph Coelho is a multi-award-winning children’s author and playwright. The Girl Who Became A Tree (illu. Kate Milner) was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and received a special mention from the Bologna Ragazzi Award. He has written plays for Little Angel Theatre, Tutti Frutti Productions, Polka Theatre and The Unicorn Theatre amongst others. He is two-time winner of the Indie Book Awards for If All The World Were… and My Beautiful Voice ‘(illu. Allison Colpoys). His poetry collection Werewolf Club Rules (Illu. John O’leary) won the 2015 CLIPPA Poetry Award. His plays for adults have received a special commendation from the Verity Bargate Award and been longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. He is Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2022-2024.
Fellows are nominated by peers and elected by our Council of writers – our governing Board. Being elected a Fellow of the RSL is a lifetime honour. This role gives them the opportunity to support other writers, readers and the future of literature. The RSL connects writers in the Fellowship to one another, and to a wider readership.
