Dec 24, 2011
Merry Christmas!
Season’s greetings to you all, may 2012 be a good, healthy, prosperous year. To all those who lost loved ones in 2011, my heart goes out to you. For my cousin, Pippa, my father, Philip, and my mother, Nancy, I send a special message of love. You will always be with me. Finally, I’d like to thank all my readers who have pushed my book, River of Desire, to the top of the Kindle rankings for... read more
Oct 5, 2011
Homage to Catalonia
One of the most beautiful places I have found in Europe recently is the wedge of land between the city of Gerona and the Costa Brava, in Spain. In high summer, the crowds can be pretty odious. But off-season, it’s a magic place. We just spent a week at ” Mas Caterina” ( Mas means country house or farm) near Madromanya, a hilltop village surrounded by cork and oak forests. It was a... read more
Jul 18, 2011
Rena’s Promise International Youth Writers Camp
Earlier this month I had the honour of teaching at a new summer camp for teen writers, which was held on Shelter Island, New York, from July 2-9th. Created in memory of an Auschwitz survivor, Rena Gelissen,... read more
Jun 29, 2011
Altered Image Films
A big shout-out for our dear friend, Gabriel Range, director of brilliant films like the award-winning I Am Slave, whose new company, Altered Image Films ( http://www.aifilms.com/mainsite/index.html) has a slate of really exciting projects. One day I hope we will be able to collaborate on a... read more
Apr 30, 2011
River of Desire
I am pleased to announce that my new Memoir, River of Desire: A Journey Of The Heart Through Patagonia, is now Live on Kindle: http://tiny.cc/RDesire It’s been a long journey, in every sense, but I am very proud of the result. I hope you all enjoy it, too!... read more
Simon Worrall was born in Wellington, England and spent his childhood in Eritrea, Paris and Singapore. He has written for publications all over the world, including National Geographic, Smithsonian, London Times, The Guardian, Paris Review, GQ, The New Yorker, The New Republic, Conde Nast Traveler, Maxim, Playboy,Die Zeit and the New Statesman. He divides his time between Herefordshire and the East End of Long Island.
