Philip Caveney

Philip Caveney was born in North Wales in 1951. The son of an RAF officer, he spent much of his childhood travelling the length and breadth of Britain and spent several years in Malaysia and Singapore.He attended the Kelsterton College Of Art where he obtained a diploma in Graphic Design. Whilst there, he became drummer (and latterly vocalist) with rock band, Hieronymus Bosch.After leaving college, he worked extensively in theatre both in London and Wales and wrote the lyrics for rock adaptations of The Workhouse Donkey and Oscar Wilde’s Salome.His first novel, The Sins Of Rachel Ellis, was published in 1976. Published Works for AdultsThe Sins Of Rachel Ellis: St Martin’s Press/ Robert Hale/Berkeley Press. ‘a spine chilling debut.’ – Doubleday Book Club magazineTiger Tiger – ‘ St Martin’s Press/Granada ‘…an intriguing tale of rivalry and honour ‘– Flintshire ChronicleThe Tarantula Stone – Granada - ‘breathtaking action.’ KirkusCursery Rhymes Cornerhouse Books– ‘wickedly funny’ – City Life Speak No Evil – Headline/Headline Review/ ‘cracking summer reading.’ City LifeBlack Wolf – Headline/ Headline Review/ nominated for WH Smith Thumping Good Read award.Strip Jack Naked – Headline/Headline Review - ‘a triumphant thriller’ - Evening PostSlayground – Headline/Headline Review ‘,,, breakneck pace’ – Daily MirrorSkin Flicks – Headline/headline Review – ‘Caveney uses the central image with considerable skill’ – Sunday TimesBurn Down Easy – Headline/Headline Review – ‘the fiction equivalent of standing on Semtex’ – Pure FictionBad To The Bone – Headline/ Headline Review ’10 little Indians on speed!’ Tangled web1999 – Headline/Headline Review ‘more than just a return to form.’ City LifeLove Bites – Xlibris – ‘a frighteningly funny read!’ Tregolwyn reviews.Published works for ChildrenCursery Rhymes(with Bob Seal) (Cornerhouse Books)Sebastian Darke - Prince Of Fools (2007) (Random House)Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates (2008) (Random House)Coming soon…Sebastian Dark: Prince of Explorers (2009) (Random House)Alec Devlin: The Eye of The Serpent (2008) (Random House)Alec Devlin: The Kingdom of the Skull (2009) (Random House) He wrote the screenplay for the short film Dream Factory, directed by Philip Davenport and has recently written his first full-length screenplay The Sick House for director Curtis Radclyffe.He is also an advertising copywriter and has been the co-ordinator for the Manchester Writers Workshop for over twenty five years.
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