Joshua Seigal Explained
| Joshua Seigal |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
Joshua Seigal is a British children's poet, performer, and educator.[1] He has published many collections of poetry for children with publishers such as Bloomsbury and HarperCollins, and has performed and led workshops at schools and festivals around the world.[2] Seigal has won several awards, including the Laugh Out Loud Book Award[3] [4] and the People's Book Prize.[5] He has written and performed for BBC Television and has appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on numerous occasions, to critical acclaim.[6] [7]
Seigal's poem ‘I Don’t Like Poetry’ is featured on the website of the Poetry Foundation and is widely anthologised.[8] He has an MA in Creative Writing and Education from Goldsmiths, University of London, where he studied under Michael Rosen.[9] Seigal also writes for adults, and his work has appeared in magazines such as Poetry Wales.[10]
During the coronavirus pandemic, Seigal gave away many of his books online, stating: “This is an incredibly difficult, scary time. However, my job is based on sharing joy, and I am determined that I will keep doing this, in whatever form it takes.”[11]
Awards
- UKLA Book Award (2025) - Longlist [12]
- Reading Rocks Book Award (2024) - Winner [13]
- Laugh Out Loud Book Award (2023) - Winner [14]
- Caterpillar Poetry Prize (2023) - Runner-Up [15]
- The People's Book Prize (2022) - Winner [16]
- Laugh Out Loud Book Award (2020) - Winner [17]
- Laugh Out Loud Book Award (2017) - Shortlist [18]
Bibliography
- I Am (Collins, 2024) (illustrated by Evelline Andrya)
- Poetry is Not for Me (Collins, 2023) (illustrated by Rebecca Burgess)
- Who Let the Words Out? (Bloomsbury, 2023) (illustrated by Chris Piascik)
- Yapping Away (Bloomsbury, 2021) (illustrated by Sarah Horne)
- Welcome to My Crazy Life (Bloomsbury, 2020) (illustrated by Chris Piascik)
- I Bet I Can Make You Laugh (Bloomsbury, 2018) (illustrated by Tim Wesson)
- Little Lemur Laughing (Bloomsbury, 2017) (illustrated by Chris Piascik)
- I Don't Like Poetry (Bloomsbury, 2016) (illustrated by Chris Piascik)
References
- Web site: Seigal. Joshua. Children's Poet. Poetry Foundation. 7 October 2024.
- News: Children's poet proves inspirational. Evesham Observer . 1 April 2019.
- News: Walliams, Seigal and Robinson win at the Lollies children's book awards. The Bookseller . 6 February 2020.
- News: Adeola and Rutter among Lollies 2023 winners. The Bookseller . 13 July 2023.
- News: 2021/2022 Winners. The People's Book Prize . 7 October 2024.
- News: Primary Poetry. BBC . 20 October 2024.
- News: Joshua Seigal presents The Legend Of Ooshus Magooshus (And Lots Of Other Poems) (Joshua Seigal / PBH's Free Fringe). Three Weeks Edinburgh . 29 August 2013.
- News: I Don't Like Poetry. Poetry Foundation . 7 October 2024.
- News: Joshua Seigal: So How Did You Get Into Poetry, Then?. Children's Poetry Summit. 10 October 2024.
- News: Poetry Wales 59.2 Winter 2023. Poetry Wales. 2 November 2024.
- Web site: 'This is a scary time': coronavirus emergency fund set up for authors . The Guardian . 1 December 2024.
- Web site: UKLA Book Awards . UKLA UK Literacy Association . 17 November 2024.
- Web site: Joshua Seigal: What Motivates Me to Write? . Children's Poetry Summit . 2 December 2024.
- Web site: Adeola and Rutter among Lollies 2023 winners. The Bookseller . 18 November 2024.
- Web site: Butterfly Necklace . Irish Times . 17 November 2024.
- Web site: 2022 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE winner Joshua Seigal talks about his book 'YAPPING AWAY . YouTube . The People's Book Prize . 17 November 2024.
- Web site: 'Poetry Collection Wins Lollies' . ReadingZone . 17 November 2024.
- Web site: Scholastic UK announce Lollies 2017 Shortlist of Funniest Books in Children’s Literature . Primary Times . 17 November 2024.
External links
