Jonathan Sellars

Author and Poet

A man sitting at a wooden table in a library, smiling at the camera. On the table is a sign promoting a book titled 'Polly Plum: Brave Adventurer' by Jonathan Sellars, with various logos and illustrations of the character in a pirate hat and ship in the background.

Hello, I’m Jonathan, an award-winning author and poet from Saturn.

Very simply I love using poems and stories to develop literacy and unleash the fun to be had with words.

I have an MA in Children’s Literature and regularly perform my work, run workshops, and put on my interactive show - IMPROVISED POEMS FROM SATURN.

Also, I have impressive eyebrows

Please contact me here  if you would like to know more (about either the poems and stories or the eyebrows).

OR WHY NOT ENJOY SOME PERFORMANCES OF POEMS BELOW ?

A few of my achievements:

GLL Literary Foundation Supported Author (2025)

Writing Magazine Humorous Poem Award - Winner (2025)

Writing Magazine Picture Book Prize Winner (2022)

Scottish Arts Trust Flash Fiction Prize - 2nd Place (2023)

Searchlight Best Illustrated Picture Book 2023 - Shortlist (2023)

Wetherby Festival Comedy Poem Competition - 3rd Place (2024)

GO ON - CLICK HERE - FOR POEMS THAT WILL PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE

MY TRAIN BUFFET by JONATHAN SELLARS - What I love about trains, and why you shouldn’t love that too.

A FIERY STEW IN TIMBUKTU by JONATHAN SELLARS - A tale of hot food and fiery consequences

VESUVIUS DAN by JONATHAN SELLARS - A tale of volcanic sneezes

AUNT ALI’S ALLIGATOR by JONATHAN SELLARS - A tale of an aunt-eating alligator