Mitch Johnson

Mitch Johnson is an award-winning writer of children's books. His debut novel, Kick, was endorsed by Amnesty International UK for its portrayal of children's rights and has been translated into multiple languages. In 2018, Kick won the Branford Boase Award, a prize given to the most promising children's book by a debut author. Pop! was nominated for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal, Spark was longlisted for the 2022 Wainwright Prize, and Toxic was selected for the BookTrust's Bookbuzz 2025. Strike, Mitch's latest novel, was selected as Indie Children's Book of the Month. Mitch lives in Norfolk with his family.