- Simon Rose
Simon Rose (born February 23, 1961 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) is a Canadian author of science fiction and fantasy novels for children. He currently resides in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada .His first novel for young readers, "The Alchemist's Portrait", published in 2003, was nominated for the
Golden Eagle Award .Fact|date=September 2008 "The Sorcerer's Letterbox", published in 2004, was also nominated for the Golden Eagle Award, along with theSilver Birch Award andDiamond Willow Award .Fact|date=September 2008 His other novels are "The Clone Conspiracy" (2005), "The Emerald Curse" (2006) and "The Heretic's Tomb" (2007). A sixth novel, "The Doomsday Mask", will be published in 2009. He is also a contributing author to "The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction, Volume One", published in 2007 and has published articles in newsletters, magazines and online.Simon offers a wide variety of presentations, workshops and author in residence programs for schools and libraries and is an Instructor with the National Writing for Children Center. He also performs editing and manuscript evaluation services for writers and offers freelance writing for the business community.
External links
* [http://www.simon-rose.com/ Personal Homepage]
* [http://simon-rose.blogspot.com/ Blog]
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