Phil Earle

Phil Earle was born, raised and schooled in Hull, England. His first job was as a care worker in a children's home, an experience that influenced the ideas behind Being Billy and Saving Daisy. He then trained as a drama therapist and worked in a therapeutic community in south London, caring for traumatized and abused adolescents.

After a couple of years in the care sector, Phil chose the more sedate lifestyle of a bookseller, and now works in children's publishing – when he’s not writing his own children’s books! His books have received critical acclaim and been nominated for numerous awards, including a longlisting for the Carnegie Medal.