Simon Kewin
@simonkewin.co.uk
British fantasy and sci/fi writer turning coffee into words since 1995. Published by Elsewhen Press, also an indie author. 10+ novels and 100+ short stories in the wild. SPSFC Top 10. All stories written by a human. He/Him.
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Simon Kewin
@simonkewin.co.uk
· Nov 26
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There are some fine free books to download as thanks.
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There are some fine free books to download as thanks.
Four days until the cover reveal for my new sci/fi novel. I need to get on with the pages on my web site; a coming soon placeholder doesn’t really cut it.
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Coming Soon…
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February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Four days until the cover reveal for my new sci/fi novel. I need to get on with the pages on my web site; a coming soon placeholder doesn’t really cut it.
simonkewin.co.uk/the-mobius-s...
simonkewin.co.uk/the-mobius-s...
Quite a well known magazine rejects a story because they didn't like something that very specifically didn't even happen in the story.
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Quite a well known magazine rejects a story because they didn't like something that very specifically didn't even happen in the story.
Looking forward to the Superb Owl tonight. Alas no New York Giants, but Bad Bunny should be fun. A reminder that the USA is not all madness, lies and cruelty. Go Seahawks.
February 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Looking forward to the Superb Owl tonight. Alas no New York Giants, but Bad Bunny should be fun. A reminder that the USA is not all madness, lies and cruelty. Go Seahawks.
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Absolutely delighted to see First Light reviewed in the latest issue of Odyssey, the magazine for members of the British Interplanetary Society - I couldn't ask to reach a more perfect audience!
February 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Absolutely delighted to see First Light reviewed in the latest issue of Odyssey, the magazine for members of the British Interplanetary Society - I couldn't ask to reach a more perfect audience!
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It's time to give you a look at our 2026 live event line up. We can't wait to bring you a fantastic day of talks, book signings and writing chat. Our 2026 event is free to attend and is designed for indie authors and book fans #AuthorEvents #Shrewsbury #IndieAuthors #IndieBooks
February 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
It's time to give you a look at our 2026 live event line up. We can't wait to bring you a fantastic day of talks, book signings and writing chat. Our 2026 event is free to attend and is designed for indie authors and book fans #AuthorEvents #Shrewsbury #IndieAuthors #IndieBooks
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February 6, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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Streets that sound like they belong in a book #17.
February 1, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Streets that sound like they belong in a book #17.
It’ll soon by time for the Winter Olympics to start, and I can commence my quadrennial infatuation with the sport of curling.
January 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
It’ll soon by time for the Winter Olympics to start, and I can commence my quadrennial infatuation with the sport of curling.
The snowdrops are coming up in our local churchyard. As the man said, “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”
January 28, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The snowdrops are coming up in our local churchyard. As the man said, “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”
The importance of good spelling. From the menu of a restaurant I went to today.
I didn’t do as they asked.
I didn’t do as they asked.
January 24, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The importance of good spelling. From the menu of a restaurant I went to today.
I didn’t do as they asked.
I didn’t do as they asked.
Got my first cover art concepts for The Twisted Road from @thelightdreams.bsky.social. Really wonderful. I felt quite emotional seeing this book and setting that's been in my head all this time rendered as an actual book cover in the real world.
#scifi #booksky
#scifi #booksky
January 19, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Got my first cover art concepts for The Twisted Road from @thelightdreams.bsky.social. Really wonderful. I felt quite emotional seeing this book and setting that's been in my head all this time rendered as an actual book cover in the real world.
#scifi #booksky
#scifi #booksky
My upcoming #scifi book The Twisted Road, to be published by @elsewhen.press, is going to have original cover art created by the awesome @thelightdreams.bsky.social. Very cool!
January 18, 2026 at 1:49 PM
My upcoming #scifi book The Twisted Road, to be published by @elsewhen.press, is going to have original cover art created by the awesome @thelightdreams.bsky.social. Very cool!
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This week we want to know what you look for at events. This will help us shape our upcoming live and online events, so your answers will be helping us support indie authors better and more effectively #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #AuthorLife #WritersCommunity #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #BookSky
January 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM
This week we want to know what you look for at events. This will help us shape our upcoming live and online events, so your answers will be helping us support indie authors better and more effectively #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #AuthorLife #WritersCommunity #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #BookSky
Editing a large piece of text for someone. It confirms my “Conservation of commas” theory: people get the overall number of commas about right, but they generally don’t put them in the right places.
January 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Editing a large piece of text for someone. It confirms my “Conservation of commas” theory: people get the overall number of commas about right, but they generally don’t put them in the right places.
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If you're a #writer, you'll find my W.R.I.T.E. interviews with @timhardieauthor.bsky.social @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social @simonkewin.co.uk & @derek-power-author.bsky.social worth reading. Full of insights into the authoring & publishing process.
www.philparker-fantasywriter.com/blog
#indieauthors
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January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
If you're a #writer, you'll find my W.R.I.T.E. interviews with @timhardieauthor.bsky.social @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social @simonkewin.co.uk & @derek-power-author.bsky.social worth reading. Full of insights into the authoring & publishing process.
www.philparker-fantasywriter.com/blog
#indieauthors
www.philparker-fantasywriter.com/blog
#indieauthors
The fantasy short
story I played around with over Christmas “for fun” came out at a shade under 10,000 words. A story combining magic and high art. Also terrible brutality and war.
story I played around with over Christmas “for fun” came out at a shade under 10,000 words. A story combining magic and high art. Also terrible brutality and war.
January 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The fantasy short
story I played around with over Christmas “for fun” came out at a shade under 10,000 words. A story combining magic and high art. Also terrible brutality and war.
story I played around with over Christmas “for fun” came out at a shade under 10,000 words. A story combining magic and high art. Also terrible brutality and war.
Happy solstice day, wherever you are in the world.
December 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Happy solstice day, wherever you are in the world.
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to all you wonderful people! 🎄💞
(All worth following too!)
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December 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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to all you wonderful people! 🎄💞
(All worth following too!)
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#Writingcommunity My next interview is with prolific speculative fiction author @simonkewin.co.uk
We talk inspirations, routines and switching genres. With 100 short stories plus a bunch of novels, how does he do it??
www.philparker-fantasywriter.com/post/w-r-i-t...
#booksky #authorsky
We talk inspirations, routines and switching genres. With 100 short stories plus a bunch of novels, how does he do it??
www.philparker-fantasywriter.com/post/w-r-i-t...
#booksky #authorsky
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#Writingcommunity My next interview is with prolific speculative fiction author @simonkewin.co.uk
We talk inspirations, routines and switching genres. With 100 short stories plus a bunch of novels, how does he do it??
www.philparker-fantasywriter.com/post/w-r-i-t...
#booksky #authorsky
We talk inspirations, routines and switching genres. With 100 short stories plus a bunch of novels, how does he do it??
www.philparker-fantasywriter.com/post/w-r-i-t...
#booksky #authorsky
Just sending out my December newsletter. Look, I did a Christmas version of my header graphic!
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simonkewin.co.uk/newsletter/
December 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Just sending out my December newsletter. Look, I did a Christmas version of my header graphic!
simonkewin.co.uk/newsletter/
simonkewin.co.uk/newsletter/
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Coming soon!
My next interrogation - oops, that should read interview (using my contrived acronym W.R.I.T.E.) is with the authoring machine that is @simonkewin.co.uk - he of the hundred short stories, science fiction AND fantasy novels.
How does he do it?
Find out later this week!
#booksky
My next interrogation - oops, that should read interview (using my contrived acronym W.R.I.T.E.) is with the authoring machine that is @simonkewin.co.uk - he of the hundred short stories, science fiction AND fantasy novels.
How does he do it?
Find out later this week!
#booksky
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December 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Coming soon!
My next interrogation - oops, that should read interview (using my contrived acronym W.R.I.T.E.) is with the authoring machine that is @simonkewin.co.uk - he of the hundred short stories, science fiction AND fantasy novels.
How does he do it?
Find out later this week!
#booksky
My next interrogation - oops, that should read interview (using my contrived acronym W.R.I.T.E.) is with the authoring machine that is @simonkewin.co.uk - he of the hundred short stories, science fiction AND fantasy novels.
How does he do it?
Find out later this week!
#booksky