Phil Earle


Phil Earle is a British children's author.
In 2013, The Guardian 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, When the Sky Falls won Children's Book of the Year. In 2022, The Times called While the Storm Rages "a fresh take on wartime evacuees".

Personal life

Earle is from Kingston upon Hull and studied English and drama at the University of Hull. 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