Richard Philip is an author and musician currently based in Singapore. He has written both fiction and non-fiction. His published non-fiction work includes How I walked into a story and came out with a song: A journey into the invention of music from words, a book of practice-based research, that explores and describes the creative process involved in engaging with texts to produce music - a groundbreaking, pivotal work that positions empathy, or seeing through the eyes of others, as an important force in human creativity. Philip has also worked as a professional journalist during which time he published numerous current affairs and medical news stories. In terms of fiction, Philip's novel, The Bending of Strong Forms was published in January 2021. He has written several short stories, one of which, titled, Mutton Curry, was shortlisted for the Fish Short Story Prize 2017/18, and placed on the Honorary Mentions list of the 2018 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. He has also written scripts for dramatic works, and his music was featured in a compilation album released in Los Angeles in 2007. Richard Philip holds a Master of Arts in Music (with Distinction) from the Waikato Institute of Technology in Hamilton, New Zealand, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Communication from the Singapore University of Social Sciences.