Philippa Dowding was born in England and came to Canada with her family in the mid-60s. At university she studied English and Literature and emerged with a Master of Arts degree. She worked through the 1990s as a senior copywriter for a large Canadian news magazine, before striking out on her own as a freelance copywriter. Her clients include magazine publishers, fundraisers, advertising agencies, movie producers and website owners. Her work has won several magazine industry awards, and her poetry has appeared in many journals.