Simon Bestwick and Sharon Ring sign author/agent contract.

Leeds, UK, January 12th 2012 – Simon Bestwick signed a contract on this date with Sharon Ring, who is now acting as Mr Bestwick’s agent.

 Simon Bestwick’s second novel, The Faceless, has just been published by Solaris, who describe it as “[truly evoking] the terror of films such as The Orphanage and the writing of James Herbert, Adam Nevill and M R James.”

Of his first, Tide Of Souls, the Daily Telegraph said: ‘Simon Bestwick writes with great imaginative flair and an excellent grasp of colour and narrative pace.’  He has also published two short story collections, A Hazy Shade Of Winter and Pictures Of The Dark, and a chapbook, Angels Of The Silences. His work has been shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award and two of his short stories, ‘Dermot’ and ‘The Moraine’, will appear in Best Horror Of The Year #4.

Simon Bestwick said, ‘I’m absolutely delighted with this. I’m at a point now, as a writer, where I feel an agent is essential to help navigate the publishing landscape and to give the books I want to write the best possible chance of seeing publication. I can’t think of a better guide in this than Sharon, who has a fine understanding of both quality fiction and the publishing industry. I’m sure this will be a fruitful partnership for us both.’

Sharon Ring said, ‘I’ve been watching Simon’s progress as an author with great interest over the past year. He’s hard-working, talented, and determined to succeed as a writer of horror fiction. I’m looking forward to what the future holds in store for this partnership.’

Simon’s blog can be found at http://simon-bestwick.blogspot.com/

All enquiries regarding this deal should be directed to Sharon Ring: sharonlring@gmail.com