Simon Packham has written several highly acclaimed books for young people, including Silenced, which was shortlisted for multiple awards, comin 2 gt u, a novel about cyberbullying and World War Two which is read widely in German schools, and Firewallers, chosen as one of The Independent’s children’s books of the year. He lives in West Sussex with his wife Deborah and is a life long fan of Brighton & Hove Albion and musical theatre.
His first middle-grade novel, Has Anyone Seen Archie Ebbs? (Firefly) was selected for the Empathy Lab’s 2023 Reading Collection and shortlisted for The Stockton Children’s Book of the Year and The James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Award and Worrybot (Fox & Ink) was described by Kitty Empire of The Observer as, ‘a gentle but profound story about friendships, confidence and school refusal with an absolutely audacious plot twist.’ His latest book Zak Monroe is (NOT) My Friend (Fox & Ink) is about boys’ friendships and anxieties about the transition from primary to secondary school.
Simon Packham 