ALEX PHEBY was born in Essex and moved to Worcester in his early childhood. He currently lives with his wife and children in London, where he teaches at the University of Greenwich. Alex’s second novel, Playthings, published by Galley Beggar Press in 2015, was shortlisted for the 2016 Wellcome Book Prize. His third novel, Lucia, published in 2018, went on to be the joint winner of the 2019 Republic of Consciousness Prize. Alex’s fourth novel, Mordew - the first in an epic fantasy trilogy - was published by Galley Beggar in August 2020.

You can read the first chapter of Playthings here, of Lucia here, and Mordew here.  

Order a copy of Playthings here, Lucia here, and Mordew here.