Simon was born in Derbyshire, England and has lived in Calgary since 1990.
He is the author of The Alchemist’s Portrait, The Sorcerer’s Letterbox, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse, The Heretic’s Tomb, The Doomsday Mask, The Time Camera, The Sphere of Septimus, Flashback, Future Imperfect, Twisted Fate, and the Shadowzone series. Simon is also the author of The Children’s Writer’s Guide, The Time Traveller’s Guide, a contributor to The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction Volume One, and has written more than a hundred nonfiction books for younger readers.
Simon offers programs for schools, is an instructor with the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University, and offers services for writers, including editing, writing workshops and coaching, plus copywriting for the business community.
Find Simon online at www.simon-rose.com