Simon A. Forward

Born in Penzance in 1967. From the age of about three I was probably dreaming of writing for Doctor Who. Certainly it wasn't a case of just watching it: I'd go to bed with all sorts of adventures and story possibilities buzzing around in my head. From the age of eleven, I knew, whenever any aunts and uncles asked the "What do you want to do when you grow up?" question, the stock replies of jet pilot, train driver, astronaut were never going to be good enough for me. "I want to be a writer", I always said. And, what do you know, I am.

So far, that's amounted to works of licensed fiction, including novels and audio dramas for Doctor Who, plus more recently three novelisations for BBC's Merlin series. Meanwhile, of course, my main goal is to establish a name for myself with my own original works, in a variety of genres, including Young Adult and children's fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy and - with Evil UnLtd - my own blend of SF Comedy.