Wes Magee

Wes Magee (born July 1939) is a Scottish poet and children's author.

Life
Magee was born in Greenock, Scotland. He has published 6 collections of poetry for adults, and more than 90 books for children including poetry, fiction, plays, picture books, and anthologies. He now lives in the hamlet of Thorgill, on the North Yorkshire Moors.

Magee performs poetry shows in schools around the UK. Tours have also included Germany, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Guernsey. He was a visiting Professor at Rollins College, and in Florida and Kuwait.

His poems for children have been featured in the Cbeebies series Poetry Pie.

Awards and accolades

 * Urban Gorilla, a collection for adults, won the New Poets Award in 1972.
 * The Blackstaff Collection No Man's Land was a recommendation of the Poetry Book Society in 1978.
 * The Very Best of Wes Magee, a selection of poems for children, won the Award of the Children's Poetry Bookshelf in 2002.

Forthcoming works
New collections of poems for adults, Joyriding! (Salt Publishing) and A Thorgill Year (The Happy Dragons' Press) have been announced.