Simon Lewis was born in Wales.
He studied Art at Goldmiths College in London, then worked as a travel
writer, researching the Rough
Guides to
China, Beijing,
and
Shanghai as well as writing for newspapers and magazines.
His
first novel GO, about backpackers, was written in a village in the Himalayas. It has been
translated into German, Italian and Swedish.
His second novel, BAD
TRAFFIC, is a crime thriller about people smugglers. It has been
published in the UK and the US and
translated into German, French, Swedish, Italian, Japanese and Turkish.
He
spends half his time in Brixton, London, and the rest in Asia, mostly
China and Japan.
A few things Simon Lewis has done:
2009:
- Bad Traffic was shortlisted for The Los Angeles Times Book Prize (mystery/thriller section)
- Bad Traffic was featured in the 2009 World Book Day 'Spread the Word' promotion
2008:
- Was on the 'HAY 21' list at the Hay-on-Wye literary festival 2008
- Published Bad Traffic (Sort Of Books and Scribner)
- Published Rough Guides to Shanghai, Beijing and China
2006:
- Bradt Travel Guides travel writing competition finalist
2000:
- Published in the anthology, All Hail the New Puritans(Fourth Estate)
1999:
- Published GO(Corgi)
1999:
- Published in the Fortune Hotel anthology (Penguin)
1998:
- Published GO(PULP Books)