Toby Campion

Toby Campion

Toby Campion is the UK Poetry Slam Champion 2017.

Described by BBC Sunday Politics as the voice of a generation, Toby’s unapologetic words and wit have captured audiences from the Royal Albert Hall to Glastonbury festival, and from Washington DC’s poetry cafés to street festivals across Europe.

An award-winning playwright and poet, his work has featured on national networks including BBC1, BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4, and he has represented the UK in a number of international poetry summits.

His debut poetry collection will be released with Burning Eye Books in October 2017 and his first play, WRECK, is being produced at the Nottingham Playhouse in September 2017.