Simon Roberts
Simon is a writer, actor and broadcaster based in East Kent.
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
October 2026
You Belong to Me merits a special mention in the inaugural Cranked Anvil audio playwriting competition. Simon’s 10-minute play follows the arc of a relationship from sweet to sour.
May 2026
Actonory. Simon appeared alongside writer Nigel Lawrence and musician Graham Brough at ActOne, London W3 reading a selection of his flash and short fiction.
April 2026
Hear Simon in conversation with writers Conor Montague and Wendy Fisher on the very first episode of Writers Greenroom.
Summer 2025
Picture This, a finalist in the prestigious Fish Flash Fiction Prize, was published in Fish Anthology 2025.
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.
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Actonory 2
Following their sell-out evening of stories and music in May, Simon, Nigel Lawrence and Graham Brough return to Actone this December for more tales and tunes.