Philip Turner (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Philip Turner (writer)

British children's fiction, mystery, and Christian writer

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1925

Place of Birth: British Columbia, Canada

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: writer, children's writer

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Philip William Turner (3 December 1925 – January 2006) was an English writer best known for his children's books set in the fictional town of Darnley Mills (1964–1977).
Under the pen name Stephen Chance he is known for the Reverend Septimus Treloar mystery fiction series (1971–1979). For his second novel and second Darnley Mills book, The Grange at High Force, he won the 1965 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject.