Simon Haynes

Simon Haynes
Born
United Kingdom
Writing career
Period2000–present
GenreSpeculative fiction
Websitewww.spacejock.com.au

Simon Haynes is an Australian writer of speculative fiction novels and short stories, particularly the Hal Spacejock series. Haynes also uses his experience with computers to write software which he designs for himself and then shares for free through his website. The most well-known of these programs is yWriter, a program designed specifically for composing novels. Haynes is a founding member of the Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine.

Biography

Haynes was born in Croydon (United Kingdom) and raised in the south of Spain. In 1983 he emigrated to Australia with his family. Haynes' first work was published in 2000 with his short story "False Alarm" which was featured in issue 27 of Antipodean SF. In 2001 Haynes' short story "Sleight of Hand" won the 2001 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Short Story beating work by Stephen Dedman, Robert Hood, Alison Venugoban, Rick Kennett and Paul Collins. In 2008 his fourth novel in the Hal Spacejock series, No Free Lunch, was nominated for the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and the 2009 Ditmar Award for best novel. Haynes currently lives in Perth.

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result Ref
2001 "Sleight of Hand"Aurealis AwardHorror Short StoryWon
2008 Hal Spacejock: No Free LunchAurealis AwardScience Fiction NovelNomination
2009 Ditmar AwardNovelNomination
2019 A Riddle in Bronze Aurealis Award Horror Novel Nomination
2020 An Enigma in Silver Aurealis Award Horror Novel Nomination

Bibliography

Novels

Non-Fiction

Short stories

References

  1. ↑ yWriter is a word processor which breaks your novel into chapters and scenes, helping you keep track of your work while leaving your mind free to create. It will not write your novel for you, suggest plot ideas or perform creative tasks of any kind. yWriter was designed by an author, not a salesman! yWriter5, Spacejock.com
  2. 1 2 "Simon Haynes - Biography". Spacejock.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Simon Haynes - Bibliography". Spacejock.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  4. 1 2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  5. 1 2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  6. 1 2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Aurealis Awards 2020 finalists announced". Books+Publishing. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.