Josh Langley

Summary

After failing high school twice, Josh Langley went onto become an award-winning radio copywriter and award-winning children’s author. His quirky and inspirational books have inspired thousands of people around the world.

Biography

Josh Langley has published 7 books in 8 years and won the 2018 Australian Book Industry Awards Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of Year for his second Children's Book, 'It's OK to Feel the Way You Do'.. An engaging speaker, he’s appeared at Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival, Telling Tales Balingup, delivered workshops and presented to over 40 primary schools.

He’s also a multi award-winning radio creative writer and runs his own creative agency with his husband. Josh lectured radio copywriting at WAAPA and the Academy of Radio from 2000 to 2003. He is also a cartoonist, photographer, abstract painter and professional daydreamer. He’s currently running workshops based on his latest book 'Find Your Creative Mojo: How to overcome fear, procrastination and self-doubt to express your true self'. He lives on 7 and a half acres in the South West of Western Australia.

Josh's new children's book 'Magnificent Mistakes and Fantastic Failures; Finding the good when things go bad' will be released early 2020.

Relevant qualifications

Member of Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Copywriting Lecturer at WAAPA and Academy of Radio 2000 - 2003

Recent experience

2019 Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival. Workshop Facilitator "Find Your Creative Mojo" and Panel Member
2019: Margaret River Library: Author Talk
2018: Facilitator and presenter for Find Your Creative Mojo Workshop at Bunbury Summer School
2018 and 2019 Telling Tales Children's Festival Balingup. Workshop presenter
2016 Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival: Main Stage interviewed by Margot Edwards