GILES. PALEY-PHILLIPS

Giles Paley-Phillips is the author of nine children’s books, including The Fearsome Beastie, which won the People’s Book Prize 2012 and the Heart of Hawick Children’s Book Award 2013. His semi-autobiographical novel One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days, his first book for adults, was published to critical acclaim in 2020.Giles writes regular book columns for Title and Aquila magazines and is a judge on ITV’s Share a Story. He produces and co-hosts the British Podcast Awards-nominated podcast BLANK with Jim Daly, and co-hosts the podcast A Little Bit of Positive alongside Julia Bradbury. He lives in Seaford, East Sussex with his wife and two sons.@eliistender10