Simon Haynes

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Simon Haynes
BornUnited Kingdom
NationalityAustralian
Period2000–present
GenreSpeculative fiction
Website
www.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.[1] Haynes is a founding member of the Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5][6] Haynes currently lives in Perth.[2]

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result Ref
2001 "Sleight of Hand" Aurealis Award Horror Short Story Won[4]
2008 Hal Spacejock: No Free Lunch Aurealis Award Science Fiction Novel Nomination[5]
2009 Ditmar Award Novel Nomination[6]
2019 A Riddle in Bronze Aurealis Award Horror Novel Nomination
2020 An Enigma in Silver Aurealis Award Horror Novel Nomination[7]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Hal Spacejock (2001)
  • Hal Spacejock: Second Course (2003)
  • Hal Spacejock: Just Desserts (2004)
  • Hal Spacejock: No Free Lunch (2008)
  • Hal Junior: The Secret Signal (2011)
  • Hal Junior: The Missing Case (2012)
  • Hal Spacejock: Baker's Dough (2012)
  • Hal Junior: The Gyris Mission (2012)
  • Hal Spacejock: Safe Art (2013)
  • Hal Spacejock: Big Bang (2015)
  • Hal Spacejock: Double Trouble (2018)
  • Harriet Walsh: Peace Force (2018)
  • Harriet Walsh: Alpha Minor (2018)
  • Harriet Walsh: Sierra Bravo (2018)
  • A Portion of Dragon and Chips (2018)
  • A Butt of Heads (2018)
  • A Pair of Nuts on the Throne (2018)
  • Hal Spacejock: Max Damage (2018)
  • Hal Junior: The Comet Caper (2018)
  • The Secret War: Raiders (2019)
  • Hal Spacejock: Cold Boots (2019)
  • The Secret War: Frontier (2019)
  • A Riddle in Bronze (2019)
  • Hal Spacejock: Zero (2020)
  • An Enigma in Silver (2020)

Non-Fiction

  • How to write a novel (2018)

Short stories

  • "False Alarm" (2000) in Antipodean SF #27
  • "Pastimes" (2000) in Antipodean SF #30
  • "Infection" (2000) in Antipodean SF #36
  • "Sleight of Hand" (2000) in Potato Monkey #1
  • "Loss Leader" (2001) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #3
  • "Escape Clause" (2002) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #4
  • "The Desolator" (2002) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #6
  • "A Piece of the Action" (2010) on Kindle & Smashwords
  • "Hal Spacejock: Framed" (2011) on Kindle & Smashwords
  • "Albion" (2018) on Kindle & Smashwords

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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  5. ^ a b "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  6. ^ a b "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.