Paul Newing was born in Kent, and moved to Dorset when he was six.
He studied art and design at school, and achieved a degree in Fine Art at Newport Collage in Wales before moving to London in the early 1990’s.
Since then, he has worked as a Gardening Tutor for local schools, charities and community groups, and wrote his debut novel, The Sapwood Tales – The Adventures of Lucy, Doe, and Colin, while daydreaming at the weekends.
Join Lucy, Doe, and Colin on a wild adventure in the mysterious world of the Sapwoods, where we meet strange tribes-folk and cast special spells, explore old mines, and invent clever devices, and fight for our lives using only our wits and a rather large knobbly parsnip - and it all begins when we d...