From the back of the book Shell Shock:

Simon Forward was born in Penzance in 1967.  He dabbled in computer programming, but from the age of eleven he wanted to be a writer 'when he grew up'.  He is now a published author, with two Doctor Who novels, Drift (2002) and emotional Chemistry (2003) for BBC Books, a number of Doctor Who short stories for the BBC and Big Finish, as well as an audio drama, The Sandman, for Big Finish - and no doubt an expanding waistline - under his belt.  He lives to write, as opposed to writing to live, developing other SF novels and stories, as well as some works of contemporary fiction, in the constant hope of being able to do both.  Oh, and he's still waiting to grow up.