Philip Albert Child (January 19, 1898 – February 6, 1978) was a Canadian novelist, poet, and academic.
[1] Born in Hamilton, Ontario, the son of William Addison Child and Elizabeth Helen (Harvey) Child graduated from Ridley College, St. Catharines in 1915 and then studied at Trinity College where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree after serving during World War I.
He was a journalist and taught for a time at the University of British Columbia while writing several novels.
[2] He won the Ryerson Fiction Award twice, in 1945 for Day of Wrath and in 1949 for Mr. Ames Against Time.
He also won the 1949 Governor General's Award for Mr. Ames Against Time.