Simon Stephenson
Simon Stephenson originally trained as a doctor and worked in London and Scotland. He previously wrote <i>Let Not the Waves of the Sea</i>, a memoir about the loss of his brother in the Indian ocean tsunami. It won Best First Book at the Scottish Book Awards, was a Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4, and a <i>Daily Telegraph</i> Book of the Year.
His first novel, <i>Set My Heart to Five</i>, has been optioned by Working Title Films. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he works as a screenwriter. He originated and wrote the film <i>The Electrical Life of Louis Wain</i>, and wrote on Pixar’s <i>Luca</i>.