Phil Cummings
Author's name:
Phil Cummings
Author description:
Phil Cummings is the author of many books for children from picture books for the very young to novels for younger readers. His first book Goodness Gracious! (illustrated by Craig Smith) was published in 1989. His first novel, Angel was published by Random House in 1997. Phil was a teacher for twenty years but now writes fulltime.
Latest book:
Danny Allen Was Here
Pan Macmillan, Sydney, 2007
There's always a lot to do in Mundowie, surfing the sand dunes near the haunted house; swinging across the creek on a rope; building tree houses in the backyard; and trying to kick a football over the roof of the Mundowie Institute Hall. Danny, his brother, sister and their friend Mark get up to all sorts of hilarious and hair raising mischief while Danny's parents are busy on the farm. But after facing a swollen dam, a menacing brown snake and a homicidal ram, Danny and his family face the biggest challenge of all.
Sample bibliography:
Angel
Random House, Sydney, 1997
Goodness Gracious!
Omnibus Books, Adelaide, 1989
Sophie Spy: The Case of the Missing Beagle
Era Publications, Adelaide, 2007
The Stargazers
Era Publications, Adelaide, 2007
Genres:
Middle childhood, Young adult fiction
Web site:
www.philcummings.com
Contact literary agent:
Jacinta di Mase
Email: jacintadimase@ozemail.com.au
Phone: +61 (3) 9489 4030
Address: JDM Management, 342 St Georges Road, Nth Fitzroy VIC 3068
Contact booking agent:
Carole Carroll
Email: c.carroll@internode.on.net
Phone: +61 (8) 8376 4662
Address: 2 Second Ave, Glenelg East SA 5045
Available for:
school visits, workshops, speaking engagements
The SA Writers' Centre is assisted by the South Australian Government through Arts SA, and the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory bodies.