{{Short description|Australian writer}} {{for|the English priest|Simon Haynes (priest)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox writer/doc --> | image = | imagesize = | name = Simon Haynes | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = United Kingdom | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = | nationality = Australian | period = 2000&ndash;present | genre = Speculative fiction | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | website = {{URL|http://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.<ref>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!

[http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter5.html yWriter5], Spacejock.com</ref> Haynes is a founding member of the ''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine''.<ref name="SJ BIO">{{cite web | url = http://www.spacejock.com.au/Biography.html | title = Simon Haynes - Biography | publisher = Spacejock.com.au | accessdate = 2011-01-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215232300/http://www.spacejock.com.au/Biography.html |archivedate=2011-02-15 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==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''.<ref name="SJ BIB">{{cite web | url = http://www.spacejock.com.au/Bibliography.html | title = Simon Haynes - Bibliography | publisher = Spacejock.com.au | accessdate = 2011-01-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215233107/http://www.spacejock.com.au/Bibliography.html |archivedate=2011-02-15 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="LO 2002AUREALIS">{{cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2002.html#hs | title = The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Aurealis Awards | publisher = Locus Online | accessdate = 2011-01-23 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="LO 2009AUREALIS">{{cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2009.html#sfn | title = The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Aurealis Awards | publisher = Locus Online | accessdate = 2011-01-23 }}</ref><ref name="LO 2009DITMAR">{{cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2009.html#nvl | title = The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Ditmar Awards | publisher = Locus Online | accessdate = 2011-01-23 }}</ref> Haynes currently lives in Perth.<ref name="SJ BIO"/>

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Work ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Award ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Category ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Result !Ref |- !2001 |"Sleight of Hand"|| Aurealis Award || Horror Short Story|| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |Won<ref name="LO 2002AUREALIS"/> | |- !2008 | rowspan="2" |''Hal Spacejock: No Free Lunch''|| Aurealis Award|| Science Fiction Novel|| bgcolor="ffdddd" | Nomination<ref name="LO 2009AUREALIS"/> | |- !2009 | Ditmar Award || Novel || bgcolor="ffdddd" | Nomination<ref name="LO 2009DITMAR"/> | |- !2019 |''A Riddle in Bronze'' |Aurealis Award |Horror Novel |Nomination | |- !2020 |''An Enigma in Silver'' |Aurealis Award |Horror Novel | bgcolor="ffdddd" |Nomination<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-04-06|title=Aurealis Awards 2020 finalists announced|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/04/06/184772/aurealis-awards-2020-finalists-announced/|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Books+Publishing|language=en-AU}}</ref> | |}

==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== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.spacejock.com.au/ Official site] *[http://www.spacejock.com.au/Bibliography.html Bibliography] at Spacejock.com.au *{{isfdb name|id=21020|name=Simon Haynes}}

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