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Welcome! I'm Simon Fairbanks, a British author. I write crime, fantasy, horror, and short stories. My latest novel is The Jackdaw, a murder mystery set in the charming town of Conwy in North Wales.

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I have written and published several books. These include the Nephos novels, an ongoing fantasy series, which currently consists of The Sheriff and The Curse of Besti Bori.

I have written three short story collections: Breadcrumbs, Boomsticks and Belljars. I'm also the author of Treat or Trick, a multiple-pathway novel, with 26 different endings.

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My stories and poems have featured in a variety of publications, including Popshot, Firewords, Parakeet, Paper Lanterns, and The Dirigible Balloon.

I studied BA and MA English Literature at the University of Birmingham, and I'm a chair of the Birmingham Writers' Group, the oldest writing group in Birmingham.