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Len Maynard & Mick Sims (LH Maynard & MPN Sims)

Len Born in 1953 Lives in Norton, Hertfordshire

Mick Born in 1952 Lives in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire

BIOGRAPHY

Len Maynard & Mick Sims www.maynard-sims.com

Their first supernatural novel, Shelter, was published mass market in July 2006 by Leisure in USA. Their second, Demoneyes, is with the publishers, and the third, Black Cathedral is in progress, with two others drafted out. They are also working on a thriller mystery novel, Mere Mortals with two others drafted out.

Numerous stories have been published in a variety of anthologies and magazines, including the Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, the anthology, Strange Tales, which won the World Fantasy Award 2004 and the Del Rey anthology, The Children Of Cthulhu

Collections include, Shadows At Midnight, 1979 and 1999 (revised and enlarged), Echoes Of Darkness, 2000, Incantations, 2002, and two retrospective collections of their stories, essays and interviews, The Secret Geography Of Nightmare and Selling Dark Miracles, both 2002, one introduced by Hugh Lamb and the other by Stephen Jones. Falling Into Heaven was published in 2004, and gained excellent reviews. Several stories are scheduled for publication.

Novellas, Moths, The Hidden Language Of Demons and The Seminar, have been published in 2001, 2002 and 2003 respectively. Double Act, is accepted in USA for Spring 2007 publication.

They worked as editors on the first seven volumes of Darkness Rising, and the two annual Darkness Rising anthologies, the last published in 2005. They co-edited and published F20 with The British Fantasy Society. As editors/publishers they ran Enigmatic Press in the UK, which produced Enigmatic Tales, and its sister titles.

Contact can be made at Michael@micksims.f9.co.uk and September Cottage, 18 Church Lane, Norton, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 1AJ, England