Simon Roberts
Simon is a writer, actor and broadcaster currently based in West London.
He graduated from the University of Manchester with an MA in English Literature and from the University of London (Institute of Education) with a PGCE.
He has worked professionally as a bookseller, teacher, and actor.
For many years, Simon taught English for Academic Purposes at the London School of Economics (LSE).
He now writes full-time.
News and Events
November 2024
Dirty Chicken and Rice was published in The Plaza Prizes Anthology 2
September 2024
Hear Simon in conversation with Hazel Butterfield – host of Riverside Today on Riverside Radio, London’s largest community radio station – and reading an edited version of Dirty Chicken and Rice.
Summer 2024
Simon was awarded second prize in the 2024 Plaza Prizes International Short Story (5,000 words) Competition for the story Dirty Chicken and Rice
Forthcoming event
Under Milk Wood
Dylan Thomas’s timeless play will be directed by Simon at The Questors Theatre, Ealing.