Philip Dean is an Australian playwright.
Dean was born in rural Queensland and is a graduate of the Queensland College of Art and the University of Queensland. He lives in Brisbane.
Dean's writing for the stage includes Long Gone Lonesome Cowgirls and adaptations of three Nick Earls' novels—48 Shades of Brown, Zigzag Street, and After January.
Dean is the winner of a Matilda Award for Long Gone Lonesome Cowgirls.[1] In 2002, he won an AWGIE Award.[2]