Hi, I’m Joe! I’ve been a writer at The Week Junior since 2023, and worked in newspaper journalism before that. I’ve been an avid reader since I was very young. My favourite book series growing up was A Series of Unfortunate Events, and I got to interview the author, Lemony Snicket, last year, which was a career highlight!

Reading helped me so much as a child, so I know how important it is to inspire a love of words among the younger generation. I’m extremely proud to be judging the Breakthrough category at the Book Awards, where we’ll be drawing attention to some of the best new stars in the world of children’s writing.