Mike Phillips

Mike Phillips is a Guyanese-British journalist, broadcaster, novelist and academic whose work explores the multicultural experience of modern Britain. His novel The Dancing Face is a thriller that weaves together art, identity and the African diaspora experience in contemporary London. Phillips has written numerous novels, non-fiction books and television scripts that examine race, identity and belonging in British society. He was born in Guyana and grew up in London, and his fiction draws on the complexities of Black British life with authenticity, intelligence and narrative skill. Phillips has worked as a journalist for The Guardian and the BBC, and has been a lecturer in creative writing. His non-fiction work Windrush, co-written with his brother Trevor Phillips, is a landmark account of Caribbean migration to Britain. He was appointed an OBE for services to broadcasting and the arts. Phillips is recognised as one of the most important voices in Black British literature, creating fiction that entertains while illuminating the diverse experiences that make up contemporary British identity. His audiobooks bring his compelling, socially aware fiction to listeners.