Simon Barnes

Simon Barnes is an English journalist. He is currently Chief Sports Writer of The Times. He also writes a column on wildlife in the Saturday edition of The Times.

Barnes was educated at Emanuel School, and after beginning his journalistic career on local newspapers in Britain, he travelled to Hong Kong, where he wrote for travel magazines and the South China Morning Post. After his return to Britain, he became a sports writer for The Times, being promoted in time to the position of Chief Sports Writer. Barnes has also appeared in a number of programmes on BBC Radio 2, including a reading of his book, How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher. He is also an acknowledged specialist writer on the environment and wildlife. He is the author of 16 books including three novels and the best-selling How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher. His latest book, Birdwatching With your Eyes Closed: An Introduction to Birdsong, was published in 2011.

Barnes lives in the English county of Suffolk with his family and five horses. He was on The Times team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the sixth summer Games that he has covered for the newspaper. In March 2009 he was runner-up in the Sports Journalists' Association's 'Sports Columnist of the Year' award, an award he won in 2008.

Bibliography

• Barnes, Simon; Nik Wheeler (1981). China in focus. Hong Kong :: CFW Guidebooks,. pp. 63p. : chiefly col ill.. ISBN 9627031127. 
• Barnes, Simon (1986). Phil Edmonds a singular man. London :: Kingswood,. pp. xi,179p,[8]p of plates : ill., ports. ; 24cm.. ISBN 0434980927. 
• Barnes, Simon (1988). Eamonn McCabe, photographer. London :: Kingswood,. pp. xxii, 88 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm. ISBN 0434981478. 
• Barnes, Simon (1988). Horsesweat and tears a year in John Dunlop's racing stable. London :: Heinemann Kingswood,. pp. xii, 228p, 8p. of plates ; 24cm.. ISBN 0434981524. 
• Barnes, Simon (1989). A la recherche du cricket perdu. London :: Macmillan London,. pp. v,137p : ill ; 21cm.. ISBN 0333487222. 
• Barnes, Simon (1989). A Sportswriter's Year. London :: Heinemann London,. pp. v,224p : ill ; 25cm.. ISBN 043498180X. 
• Barnes, Simon (1992). Flying in the face of nature a year in Minsmere Bird Reserve. London :: Pelham,. pp. xi,227p ; 25cm.. ISBN 0720720052. 
• Barnes, Simon; Peter Jackson (1994). Tiger!. London :: Boxtree in association with Tigress Productions and Meridian Broadcasting,. pp. 160p ; 29cm.. ISBN 1852839317. 
• Barnes, Simon (1997). Rogue Lion Safaris. London :: HarperCollins, London. pp. 320 p. : col. ill.. ; 33cm.. ISBN 0006498493. 
• Barnes, Simon (1999). Hong Kong Belongers. London :: HarperCollins, London. pp. 320 p. ; 33cm.. ISBN 0006511953. 
• Barnes, Simon; Alan Marks (2000). Planet zoo one hundred animals we can't afford to lose. London :: Orion Children's,. pp. 264 p. : col. ill.. ; 28 cm.. ISBN 185881488x. 
• Barnes, Simon (2000). Miss Chance. London :: HarperCollins, London. pp. 288 p. ; 27 cm.. ISBN 0006511961. 
• Barnes, Simon (2005). A bad birdwatcher's companion --or a personal introduction to Britain's 50 most obvious birds. London :: Short,. pp. 281 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.. ISBN 1904977375. 
• Barnes, Simon (2007). The meaning of sport. London :: Short,. pp. 365 p. ; 20 cm.. ISBN 1904977855. 
• Barnes, Simon; Joseph Barnes (2008). How to be wild. London :: Short,. pp. 1 v. : ill. ; 20 cm.. ISBN 1906021481. 
• Barnes, Simon (2008). The Horsey Life. London :: Short,. pp. 288 : ill. ; 25 cm.. ISBN 1906021422. 
• Barnes, Simon (2011). Birdwatching With your Eyes Closed: An Introduction to Birdsong. London :: Short,. pp. 288. ISBN 1907595473. 

External links

• Well done, Canada, you Own The Odium
• http://www.betweenthelines.me.uk/2010/01/simon-says/