- Simon A. Forward
Simon A. Forward (born 1967 in
Penzance ) is an author and dramatist most famous for his work on a variety of "Doctor Who " spin-offs. He currently lives and works in Penzance with his wife as a full-time writer.Work
Simon's first published work was the
short story "One Bad Apple" inBBC Books ' "Doctor Who" anthology "More Short Trips" (BBC Books, 1999). Following this, Simon had a proposal for a Past Doctor Adventure accepted, and the subsequent novel, "Drift", was published by BBC Books in 2002.Having a successful novel behind him, Simon contacted
Gary Russell about the possibility of writing for Big Finish's range of audio adventures. The enquiry resulted in him writing the audio play "The Sandman" (Big Finish, 2002). Simon went on from this to write several short stories for theBig Finish Short Trips volumes, as well two subsequent audio adventures.Forward also wrote the
novella "Shell Shock" (Telos Publishing Ltd. , 2003). This was part of their range of "Doctor Who" novellas and is now out of print. In the same year, Simon also had another "Doctor Who" novel published by BBC Books, the Eighth Doctor Adventure "Emotional Chemistry " (BBC Books, 2003).External links
* [http://www.simonforward.co.uk/ Author's homepage]
* [http://www.cuttingsarchive.org.uk/telos/archive/who/novella08/main08.htm Telos' Shell Shock page]
* [http://www.doctorwho.co.uk/ Big Finish productions' homepage]
* [http://www.gallifreyone.com/dwdata.php?id=Forward Outpost Gallifrey's Simon Forward Page]
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