The Founder
Meet Jayce Joyce BCyA
Guinness World Records Title Holder · Author · Editor · Literacy Advocate · Founder of Books From Children To Children
Jayce Joyce BCyA is an 8-year-old Guinness World Records title holder,
multi-award-winning author, editor, literacy advocate and founder of
Books From Children To Children — the United Kingdom's first national
child-led literacy movement. Based in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham,
Jayce is passionate about inspiring children to discover the joy of
reading, writing and storytelling while championing early literacy,
diversity and inclusion through children's voices.
In 2026, Jayce became the Guinness World Records title holder for the
Youngest Editor of a Published Anthology, following the publication of
Our Stories, Our World — the UK's first nationally curated child-led
anthology written by twenty young authors from across the United Kingdom.
The anthology marked the successful conclusion of the pilot Books From
Children To Children Summer Writing Competition, inspired by the legacy
of Benjamin Zephaniah and judged by award-winning educator Juliet Bremner
and author and illustrator Kate Rafiq.
Alongside his Guinness World Records title, Jayce has received the
British Citizen Youth Award (BCyA) Medal of Honour, the BBC Blue Peter
Badge, the prestigious BBC Blue Peter Gold Badge, and a personal letter
of congratulations from Her Majesty Queen Camilla.
Most recently, Jayce was longlisted to become a Child Judge for the
Children's Booker Prize 2027, recognising his growing influence within
children's literature.
