Brian Bilston

Brian Bilston has been described as Twitter’s unofficial Poet Laureate. With over 500,000 followers on social media, Brian has become truly beloved by the online community. He has published three collections of poetry, You Took the Last Bus Home; Alexa, what is there to know about love?; and Days Like These. His novel Diary of a Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. He has also published poetry for children: a collection of football poems, 50 Ways to Score a Goal, and some poems about pets, Let Sleeping Cats Lie, out this September.  His acclaimed poem Refugees has been made into an illustrated book for children, with a new edition coming out this autumn.