About Simon
Originally from New Zealand, Simon is a recovering lawyer who calls Hong Kong home. Since stepping down from full time legal practice he has completed an MFA in creative writing and a PhD in English literature at City University.
His first novel, A Wasting Asset was published in 2016. Drawing heavily on knowledge of the financial world gained through his professional experience, A Wasting Asset follows a high-end banker dodging scandals, the bank's senior management, rivals, regulators and girlfriends as he attempts to make a fortune in Hong Kong's turbulent financial markets.
A Debt to Pay, A Road to Follow, and A Mistake to Compound, the first three novels in the Daughter of the Winds young adult fantasy series, are available on Amazon. A Life to Give, the final novel in the series, will be published in 2027. He also released Some Not So Good People, his first collection of noir short stories, in 2024.
Simon regularly contributes short stories to Hong Kong Writers Circle anthologies. Other short stories have been published in CultureCult, Mystery Tribune, MetaStellar, The Chamber, Teleport Magazine, Literally Stories,The Apostrophe. and various other magazines. His short storyTattoo Me has been translated into Chinese and published in Resonate in 2021.
Simon has had the privilege of teaching creative writing at City University for two semesters as well as conducting university and school visits. He previously served as secretary of the Hong Kong Writers Circle.