Phil Earle
Children's Author
Books
Books
Phil is slightly obsessive about children’s fiction, so it isn’t a surprise that he decided to try and write some himself.
His debut novel, BEING BILLY, was nominated for a dozen awards, including the Carnegie Medal and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.
He lives with his family in London, writes on the bus and has no plans to write a novel for adults, although he might read one. One day.
Latest Publications:
WHEN THE SKY FALLS (Andersen, 2021)
Praise:
Praise for HEROIC:
‘I stayed up very late because I HAD to finish HEROIC. Phil handles the extraordinary with such humanity. I loved it' - Jenny Downham
Praise for SAVING DAISY:
'As he showed with his brilliant debut novel Being Billy, Phil Earle is capable of portraying the teenage world with such sensitivity and power that he should be a must-read author for today's young adults...Second novels, like second albums, can be tricky because of high expectations but Earle has passed his test with flying colours'. Michael Chilton, The Daily Telegraph
Praise for BEING BILLY:
'Phil Earle writes starkly but sensitively in this brilliant page-turning novel. It moved me to tears' - Jacqueline Wilson
'This may be the most authoritative, honest and moving account of children trapped in the care system to date' - Keith Gray, Scotsman
'Life-affirming, redemptive, and really just rather good' - Marcus Sedgwick, Guardian
