ABOUT
Jayce Joyce BCyA is a 7-year-old highly gifted multi award winning author and kidpreneur from Birmingham, UK, celebrated for his extraordinary achievements in literacy and youth empowerment. A young member of Mensa with an IQ of 150, Jayce has captivated national audiences and literary circles alike with his intellect, creativity and passion for storytelling.
Jayce began writing at an early age and made literary history at just four years old by simultaneously publishing his first two books: “A Beach with No Sea” and “Jayce’s Sweet Tooth”. By age five, he had released his third book, “Jayce’s Alphabet Rules”, along with Jayce’s World of Learning Gift Box – both launched on World Book Day 2024.
In addition to his published works, Jayce is the founder of Jayce’s World Children’s Publishing, an imprint he launched to support emerging young authors and promote diverse voices in children’s literature. As part of this mission, he donated books to pupils at Nelson Mandela Primary School and frequently uses proceeds from book sales to provide school kits for children in the UK and abroad.
Jayce’s talents have been recognised across the UK and beyond. He has been featured on BBC News, ITV News, Cbeebies, Birmingham Mail and other major media platforms. At age five, he received the prestigious British Citizen Youth Award (BCyA) at the House of Lords and was honoured with The Promising Laureate of the Year Award at the House of Commons. He has also ranked as a top 10 finalist in the Benjamin Zephaniah Future Writers Competition hosted by Birmingham City University.
A passionate advocate for early literacy, inclusion, and creative expression, Jayce regularly leads Storytime sessions and creative writing workshops across the UK. To date, he has led storytime sessions and creative writing workshops to over 3000 children across the UK and has read over 1,000 books, far exceeding his personal milestone set for age seven.
In 2025, inspired by his literary hero Benjamin Zephaniah, Jayce performed his original poem “Fruits of the Spirit” at the inaugural Benjamin Zephaniah Day hosted by Brunel University.
He was honoured by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr. Ken Wood, who invited Jayce to City Hall to recognise his achievements. There, Jayce introduced his innovative summer initiative, “Books From Children To Children”, which fosters peer support, early literacy, and creativity among young readers and writers.
At just seven years old, Jayce Joyce continues to inspire generations of children and adults alike – proving that passion, purpose, and a love for words know no age.
My Passion
Jayce Joyce is a highly gifted 5-year-old British from Birmingham, United Kingdom. Jayce’s passion for reading and writing started as early as 15 months when he would try to understand pictures in story books and attempt to draw them on a board with an excellent tripod grip. By the age of 3+ Jayce would read and write an entire script of whatever thing he has seen or heard. He would always return home from nursery with scripts he has written or illustrated for the day. By the time Jayce was about to leave Nursery, he was encouraged by his teachers to start exploring story structure and begin writing his own stories. He loves to play with language such as with silly rhymes and funny alliterations and would incorporate writing in his play. He draws family experiences and knowledge of the world to inspire his imaginative writing.
Jayce enjoys writing in books, rip the pages off and stick them on walls, even when he can’t find a book or paper to write on, he sometimes would write in the air. When Jayce realises that all the walls and doors are covered with his writings, he would write and stick them on walls outside his home. He would even go as far as sticking his writings on a telephone pole at the roadside. When asked why he does this, he would reply “I want everyone in my neighbourhood to read what I write”. Unfortunately, each time he does this, rain would wash it off and he wouldn’t stop crying about it.
Jayce’s interest for creative writing and storytelling further strengthened when he took part in the 2022 Summer Reading Challenge organised by his local library. He was confident enough to take the over 4 years challenge. Here, Jayce was able to read 6 different books of his choice and wrote a summary of all. He was awarded a certificate on completion. It was apparent from day one when Jayce started Reception class that he was highly gifted in Literacy as he would cover the playground area with his writings. He was later assessed in literacy to be highly gifted.
Jayce loves non-fiction and story books. He loves reading and listening to bedtime stories, making up his own stories and writing them with illustrations. He loves adventure and would incorporate this in his play and when writing. This is a true reflection of the stories he writes.
Jayce is caring and kind and seeks to offer a message in his stories to help other children to live a healthy life. He has an outgoing personality and is quick-witted. He has such an inquisitive mind and would question nearly everything, he can think from first principles, thinks holistically, and has a great sense of humour. He loves music and would sometimes make up his own songs too.
My Goals
Jayce finds great pleasure in reading and writing. Being the world’s youngest author to publish a book series, his goal is to inspire as many children as possible through reading and writing. He says, “I love writing because writing is fun, I like people to read what I write and to use their imagination and write their own stories too”.
Jayce gains inspiration from reading other people’s books. He has so far read over 500 books. He aims to read over 1000 books by the age of 7. In order to make writing even more enjoyable, he is aiming to write a story every month and possibly enter as many writing contests as possible.