Phil Earle is a British children's author. In 2013, ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' described ''Heroic'' as "a unique, challenging and engaging read". In 2016, Earle was appointed as the 13th online Writer in Residence for BookTrust, a children's reading charity. At the 2022

British Book Awards The British Book Awards or Nibbies are literary awards for the best UK writers and their works, administered by ''The Bookseller''. The awards have had several previous names, owners and sponsors since being launched in 1990, including the Na ...

, ''When the Sky Falls'' won Children's Book of the Year. In 2022, ''

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'' called ''While the Storm Rages'' "a fresh take on wartime evacuees".

Personal life

Earle is from

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a historic maritime city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Est ...

and studied English and drama at the

University of Hull The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hu ...

. Earle is married to Lou; they have five children, two dogs, "a dragon called Baz", and live in West Yorkshire.

Publications

*''Being Billy'', 2012 *''Heroic'', 2013 *''Demolition Dad'' *''When the Sky Falls'', Andersen Press, 2021 *''Until the Road Ends'' *''While the Storm Rages'', 2022

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Earle, Phil Living people 21st-century English novelists Alumni of the University of Hull English children's writers Writers from Kingston upon Hull Year of birth missing (living people)