Caleb Femi

Poet and Director

Caleb Femi is a writer, director and photographer. His debut collection Poor (Penguin Press, 2020) won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize, longlisted for the Jhalak Prize and added to AQA’s English Literature GCSE syllabus. He also directs film, TV and fashion projects internationally. He has directed TV episodes for HBO, the BBC and Netflix, as well as commercials, high-fashion films and runway shows for brands such as Louis Vuitton, TikTok, Bottega Veneta, Dior, Mulberry and NCS. The Young People’s Laureate for London from 2016- 2018, his next work, The Wickedest, will be published by Fourth Estate in September 2024.