Philip Sington was born in Liverpool, England. He has lived in Australia since 1976. His first book, published in 1980 by Pan, was a collection of short stories titled "The White Queen." His first novel, "The Biggest Game of All," was published in 1987 by Pan and was a finalist for the Miles Franklin Award. In 1990 he received a Commonwealth Writers' Prize for "A Good Man Goes to War." In 1992 he was the winner of the Goldsmith's Prize for "In Search of Time." In 1993 his novel "Long Black Veil" won the New South Wales Premier's Literary Award
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In 1996 he received a Gold Medal from the Commonwealth Association of Authors and Publishers as well as a State Literary Award from New South Wales for his novel "Crazy Horse." In 1999 he won a Gold Medal from the Australian Publishers' Association for his novel "Wandjina." He also received an honorary doctorate from Deakin University in Melbourne and served as a visiting professor at Monash University's School of Arts and at the University of Western Australia.