Simon Morden

Dr. Simon Morden, BSc, PhD, is a bona fide rocket scientist with degrees in geology and planetary geophysics. He's now employed as a part-time teaching assistant at a Gateshead primary school, which he combines with his duties as a house-huband. His not-so-secret identity as journeyman writer started when he sold the short story "Bell, Book, and Candle" to an anthology, and a chaotic mix of science fiction, fantasy, and horror followed. Heart came out to critical acclaim, and Another War was shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award. The Lost Art was subsequently a finalist for the Catalyst Award for Best Teen Fiction. Morden has also been the editor of the British Science Fiction Association's writers' magazine, Focus, a judge for the Arthur C. Clarke Awards, and a regular speaker at the Greenbelt Arts Festival on matters of faith and fiction. In 2009, he was on the winning team for the Rolls Royce Science Prize.