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a sketch showing various elements overlaid on one another including a spilled ink bottle, a feather, a sailing ship, a sun and moon, an owl and a tree

Simon is a  writer and children's author living in London. His first book, Eren, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and chosen as a Junior Library Guild selection in the US, as Book of the Week by The Independent and The Bookseller, and as one of the best books of the year by Mumsnet. Not Yet Dark, his second book - and first for young adults - is out now.

A truly interesting new voice. - David Almond

Leaves you with that ache you get only when you realise that there is no more of the story left to be told. - The Bookseller

Original, haunting stuff. - Teach Secondary