Philip David Hogan was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, where he has lived most of his life. As a boy, he simultaneously discovered the books of Stephen King and the films of Steven Spielberg and quickly began a love affair with epic, emotional storytelling. In the late 90's he attended film school in Ontario before embarking on a career as an independent filmmaker and screenwriter. His subsequent short films have played at various festivals throughout North America and several of his feature length screenplays have done very well in some of the most prestigious competitions in the U.S. In 2010, with his head full of more magic, monsters and mayhem than he knew what to do with, Philip finally decided to fulfill a lifelong ambition and complete his first novel, which quickly blossomed into a series of ongoing books called The Weeping Tree Chronicles. The first, BELIEVE, is available now.

Semi-Finalist in the Chesterfield Screenwriting Fellowship created by Paramount Pictures and Amblin Entertainment.

Top Ten Percent finish in the Nicholl Fellowship In Screenwriting created by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences