Simon Haynes is an Australian writer of speculative fiction novels and short stories, particularly the Hal Spacejock series.
Haynes also uses his experience with computers to write software which he designs for himself and then shares for free through his website.
[2] Haynes was born in Croydon (United Kingdom) and raised in the south of Spain.
Haynes' first work was published in 2000 with his short story "False Alarm" which was featured in issue 27 of Antipodean SF.
[3] In 2001 Haynes' short story "Sleight of Hand" won the 2001 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Short Story beating work by Stephen Dedman, Robert Hood, Alison Venugoban, Rick Kennett and Paul Collins.