Dowding, Philippa

Philippa Dowding is an award-winning magazine copywriter, a poet, and a children’s author. Her YA books in the Lost Gargoyle series were nominated for the Diamond Willow 2011 and Silver Birch Express 2012 Awards. The character of Gargoth was inspired by a visit with her children to an odd antique store populated with mysterious gargoyles. Philippa lives in Toronto.