Philip Wilkinson is an author of illustrated non-fiction books and has over fifty titles to his credit in a range of subject areas, particularly history and the arts. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where his honours degree was in English. From 1980 to 1989 he held a series of editorial posts at Dorling Kindersley, Octopus, and Gaia Books, after which he became a freelance writer, editor, and consultant.
Philip’s books include the award-winning Amazing Buildings (publisher Dorling Kindersley), the United Nations endorsed A Celebration of Customs and Rituals (publisher Collins & Brown/Viking), and several TV tie-ins, including three for the BBC’s major series, Restoration. Philip is based in England, but his books have been published all over the world and in more than fifteen languages. He has also worked on a number of multimedia titles. He is available for work both as an author and consultant. /More below...
During the last fifteen years as a full-time writer, Philip has:
• Been published by Dorling Kindersley, Macmillan, Headline, English Heritage, and OUP in the UK and by Viking, Knopf, and National Geographic in the USA
• Had one book endorsed and adopted by the United Nations
• Won a US Institute of Architects award for the best children’s book on architecture
• Acted as consultant on many series of children’s books
• Edited numerous illustrated non-fiction titles including many of DK’s award-winning Eyewitness titles
• Written the best-selling What The Romans Did For Us and Restoration to accompany the two major BBC television series
• Made major contributions to a number of family reference books, including DK’s Millennium Family Encyclopedia
• Made numerous contributions to the multi-award-winning children’s web site, Kids Ark
• Produced text for several innovative CD-ROMs, including the best-selling Sophie’s World
• Provided editorial consultancy services for a variety of clients including a top architectural practice and the British Library.
For more details of Philip’s books,click on the links at the top of this page.
Philip Wilkinson
Writer and consultant
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