Phil Brown

Phil Brown is a respected arts journalist and commentator, poet and author who has worked for all the major news outlets in Australia and internationally.

For many years he has also written wry columns about his life and the vagaries of existence with occasional references to Dumb and Dumber.

“As an author I often write about myself,” Phil says. “And, if that sounds self-indulgent, you don't know the half of it. Mind you if you read any of my memoirs - Travels with My Angst, Any Guru Will Do and The Kowloon Kid, all will be revealed. Existential angst reigns in all my work including my two books of poetry - Plastic Parables and An Accident in the Evening. Is that a good thing? You can be the judge of that.”

Phil is a popular presenter at festivals and events of an artistic or literary nature and is available for speaking and writing engagements. In fact, try shutting him up.

The Kowloon Kid

A Hong Kong Childhood

Paper Book Format & E-Book - Published by Transitlounge

Phil Brown’s life begins in small-town Australia – Maitland NSW to be precise – but in 1963 his father Ted hankers to return to the Hong Kong of his childhood and to cash in on a construction boom in the burgeoning colony..... READ MORE

Review by: Cass Moriarty Aug 17, 2019 | What Am I Reading? 

The Kowloon Kid - Kindle E-book Edition

ANZ LitLovers LitBlog - A Review - Australian and New Zealand - Ambassador for Australian literature

The Weekend Edition - THE LOCALS - An Interview

Blue Wolf Reviews - The Kowloon Kid: A Hong Kong Childhood

Morning Brew on RTHK Radio 3 Hong Kong - Phil Brown, along with Poet and Grease Monkey David McKirdy, talking about Phil's new book 'The Kowloon Kid'...and being Hong Kong boys

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InReview - Qld - Phil Brown - Editor

Read all about it - Queenslanders love the arts, and it's about time we celebrated that - The arts in Queensland have always enjoyed public support, but not so much in the mainstream media. It's time to fix that, writes Phil Brown - Read more

The New Daily, created by an experienced team of Australian journalists and editors.- Free subscription.

Why Hong Kong is far more than just a stopover destination - Phil Brown May 24, 2024

Why slow travel makes sense in a fast-paced modern world - Phil Brown - Mar 01, 2024

The green side of Singapore you probably don't know about - Phil Brown Jan 19, 2024 

Is Queensland's arts sector getting the attention it deserves? - Phil Brown, is championing more arts coverage in Queensland - Listen here

The Narratives Library - Phil Brown Podcast

The Read and the Interview - Recorded at Byron Writers Festival 2022