The Writers of Wales Database

JOHN, SIMON GLYNDWR

Website: http://simongjohn.com/  

Simon was born in London and lived in Bloomsbury. Following an education at Dulwich College and University of Manchester, he has worked in IT as a Programmer, Project Manager and Lecturer in addition to managing an IT consultancy with his wife.

Simon is a mediocre but keen rugby player and also enjoys other sports such as cricket, real tennis and rackets.

His major writing influence is film script writer Peter Prince, Somerset Maughan winner (1977) and Bafta winner for the script of TV series Oppenheimer. He has a great interest in history and have written a draft novel on British involvement in Central Asia in the Great War.


Reviews
“…An amusing yet rather sad novel, told with pace and wit. I look forward to your next."
Peter Prince

“…I had been expecting a lighthearted rugby based romp with charming characters. Instead, it is a dark and bitter comedy…It’s rare to read such an angry funny book, so well done.”
Nigel Hinton

“…Excellent story that I enjoyed all the more it because it reminded me of the many similar characters at my village rugby club where I spent so much time in my early rugby career. I’m not sure, though, what we would have done if our club had any wealthy actresses or Russian millionaires involved!”
Kevin Bowring

Selected Publications
Queen of Clubs (Squiggles Press, 2011)

Queen of Clubs (Squiggles Press, 2011) 

Money has always been in short supply in the ex-mining village of Glanddu. Its bottom- dwelling rugby club owes its existence to the rule of its chair, Gloria Bowen Thomas, and the financial wizardry of its treasurer in cooking the books. Only the prize money for the league’s winners can stave off bankruptcy or worse, amalgamation with its hated neighbour, Brynddu. Three people arrive in the village during the rugby season. Wilson, a recently retired giant of English rugby, takes his boots out of mothballs. Bolotnikov, a Russian gangster, stumbles upon some shady business opportunities. Rhiannon Griffiths, a Hollywood film star, returns to her childhood home to build a shrine for her adoring fans. Can these three odd bedfellows change the fate of the club?

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