A writer of everything from pub quizzes to prize-winning poems, Simon’s short stories appear in journals including Smoke, Gutter, Dark Mountain and New Writing Scotland. His debut novel, The Visitors, was published by Quercus in 2014, won the Guardian Not The Booker prize and the Book Box prize, was Book Of The Month for Waterstones Scotland and reached the annual round-ups for The List and The Independent.
Simon has appeared at Edinburgh International Book Festival, Bloody Scotland and Kendal Calling, headlined spoken word events for Bad Language, Verbalise and Spotlight, and written and performed site-specific work everywhere from Chetham’s Library to an actual shed in the Lakes. His flash fiction has been read on BBC6 Music by Cerys Matthews, performed by Liars’ League and appeared on podcasts.
Simon is author of two collections of flash fiction, Marrow and Dare, both of which are sold out. He is also a poet, and often writes for documentary:
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…and here’s the one and only Cerys Matthews reading Simon’s flash story Circle Stone on her BBC 6Music radio show:
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…and here’s Cliff Chapman reading What’s For You Won’t Pass You By for Liars’ League:
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…and here’s a flash fiction called Tank Trap:
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…and here’s Carrie Cohen reading Art Is Long, Life Is Short for Liars’ League: