Simon Hertnon

Simon Hertnon has been writing professionally since completing a BA in Linguistics from Victoria University of Wellington in 1989. He is the author of From Afterwit to Zemblanity: 100 endangered words brought to life (New Holland, 2008) and in 2019 he published his first novel, The Julian Calendar, under the pseudonym William Henry. He has also published a human needs theory and has co-authored a short text on strong sustainability. Simon teaches business writing at Wellington Uni-Professional (previously Victoria University Professional and Executive Development), where he has been an Associate since 2008. He has served on the judging panel of the New Zealand Plain English Awards since 2011.