CHRIS SIMPSON is an award winning writer of literary fiction dealing with modern working-class society. His short story collection, "Part-Time Happiness," is bookended by two novellas. He is at work on a novel about Bracknell in the mid-90s.
Chris is currently seeking representation for his completed work.
He grew up in Bracknell and Slough, which explains ninety percent of his choices. To pay the bills he has worked as a waiter, a cinema projectionist, a shoe salesman, an attendant in an amusement arcade, hiring out construction and demolition tools, a pasty seller, a caretaker for a primary school, a teaching assistant, a tutor and a facilities manager. He was a collaborator on a sketch show and has performed as a stand-up comedian.
In 2023 he started writing film criticism for the film website, DMovies.org.
In 2022 he was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for his short story, "Equal".
In 2021 he was published alongside Kit de Waal, Kerry Hudson, Philip Ridley and twenty five other writers in MAINSTREAM from Inkandescent Publishers.
In 2020 he had a special mention for the Spread The Word Life Writing Prize 2020.
In 2019 he was nominated for the inaugural Agora and PFD Lost The Plot Prize.
In 2018 he was an awardee of the inaugural Spread The Word's London Writers Award.
He received a First in BA Creative Writing from Birkbeck University.
In 2016 he was nominated for the Royal Academy and Pin Drop Short Story Award 2016.
He lives in Thanet with his wife. They are broke, but happy.
Rarely on social media, he requests you use the Contact page to get in touch or sign up for the newsletter.
Chris is currently seeking representation for his completed work.
He grew up in Bracknell and Slough, which explains ninety percent of his choices. To pay the bills he has worked as a waiter, a cinema projectionist, a shoe salesman, an attendant in an amusement arcade, hiring out construction and demolition tools, a pasty seller, a caretaker for a primary school, a teaching assistant, a tutor and a facilities manager. He was a collaborator on a sketch show and has performed as a stand-up comedian.
In 2023 he started writing film criticism for the film website, DMovies.org.
In 2022 he was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for his short story, "Equal".
In 2021 he was published alongside Kit de Waal, Kerry Hudson, Philip Ridley and twenty five other writers in MAINSTREAM from Inkandescent Publishers.
In 2020 he had a special mention for the Spread The Word Life Writing Prize 2020.
In 2019 he was nominated for the inaugural Agora and PFD Lost The Plot Prize.
In 2018 he was an awardee of the inaugural Spread The Word's London Writers Award.
He received a First in BA Creative Writing from Birkbeck University.
In 2016 he was nominated for the Royal Academy and Pin Drop Short Story Award 2016.
He lives in Thanet with his wife. They are broke, but happy.
Rarely on social media, he requests you use the Contact page to get in touch or sign up for the newsletter.