Simon Parker is an author, playwright, editor, publisher and journalist.
STAGE
Third Light. Staged at Sterts in 2014
The Illegible Bachelor. Staged at Theatre Royal, Plymouth in 2011
Gonamena. Staged at Sterts Theatre in 2009
Seven Stars. Staged at various theatres in 2007 and 2010
Piran. Promenade performance staged in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
A Star On The Mizzen. Staged 1996 and 2000
Souterrain. Researcher and writer for WildWorks production in 2007
The Beautiful Journey. Researcher and writer for WildWorks production in 2009
Doubtful Island. Kneehigh Theatre commission in 2000
Granite and Gauchos. St Ives Festival commission in 2000
Kernow Bys Vykken. Hall for Cornwall commission in 2000
Shop of Stories. Kneehigh Theatre commission in 1997 & 1999
Happy Christmas (adaptation of Daphne du Maurier short story) staged in 1996
Fogou (2017)
A Certain Man: Charles Causley In His Own Words (2017)
Third Light (Scryfa 2014)
Third Light: One Man's War (Scryfa 2013)
Solid. Novella (Scryfa 2011)
Gonamena. (Scryfa 2009)
Full As An Egg. Short stories (Truran 2007)
Seven Stars: A Cornish Christmas Play For Voices. (Hairy Bear 2007)
Chasing Tales: The Lost Stories of Charles Lee. Biography (Giss ’On Books 2002)
Dream Atlas. Short stories (Giss ’On Books 2002)
Pioneer. Children’s story (Giss ’On Books 1999)
A Star On The Mizzen. Monologue (Giss ’On Books 1996)
RADIO
Wild Oats. BBC Radio 4 commission 2003
Selling The Wind. BBC Radio 4 commission 2004
A Star On The Mizzen. BBC Radio Cornwall broadcast 1996
Picturing Britain. BBC Radio 4. 2011
FILM
Heart Of Clay. Researcher, writer, presenter for WildWorks documentary 2008
Harvesting Memories. Researcher, writer, presenter for WildWorks documentary 2007
Third Light. Filmed by Matt Terry 2014
LITERARY AWARDS
Henry Jenner Cup. 1996
Sybil Pomeroy Cup. 2001
Rosemergy Cup. 2002
Holyer An Gof. 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
Winston Graham Historical Fiction Prize 2009. Bursary award.
MISCELLANEOUS
Scavel An Gow. Founder member of Cornish writers collective
Scryfa. Editor of twice-yearly review of contemporary Cornish writing
Scryfa Publishing. Co-operative publisher
Journalism. Thirty-plus years of journalistic experience as writer and editor with regional and national press