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Simon Conway
- Sep 2, 2021
- 1 min
Simon Conway interviewed on landmine clearance in Afghanistan
Mr Conway said there are about 3.5m people in Afghanistan who are internally displaced that the Taliban want to go back to their homes,...
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Simon Conway
- Aug 26, 2021
- 1 min
Q & A with Simon Conway with Shots E-zine
"I am really grateful today to have the chance to talk to Simon Conway about his life as a soldier, writer, munitions disposal expert,...
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Simon Conway
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
'The Stranger' named as The Times' book of the month for August 2020
"Conway expertly balances elements of the action thriller with a deeper look at the war in Syria and the resulting refugee crisis,...
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Simon Conway
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
This is the worst loss of life HALO has experienced in 30 years
In an interview with ITV, Simon explains how the latest devastating attack on HALO in Afghanistan has impacted the community. You can .
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Simon Conway
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
Simon talks to the BBC on the need to get back to work in Afghansitan
Simon Conway, the Halo Trust's director of capabilities, said there was an "absolutely huge requirement" for its work in the country. It...
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Simon Conway
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
The Saboteur listed in The Times' best new thrillers for August 2021
"There’s a healthy crop of younger spy writers ripening just now, and Simon Conway is among the pick of the bunch," writes The Times in...
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Simon Conway
- Aug 22, 2021
- 1 min
A voyage of discovery close to home for mine clearance specialist turned author Simon Conway
He has travelled the world helping to protect communities from the terrible legacy of war but it took the pandemic for Simon Conway to...
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Simon Conway
- Aug 20, 2018
- 1 min
Rock Creek Park Trailer
Former soldier Michael Freeman is now a homicide detective in Washington, D.C. As a massive snowstrom engulfs the city, a late night...
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Simon Conway
- Aug 20, 2018
- 2 min
Stalin's Children
The nineteen-twenties, Stalin was on a crusade to turn the whole world upside down, to build it new from the ashes of Imperial Russia. He...
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Simon Conway
- Jun 9, 2018
- 1 min
A Call to Action on Mines Awareness Day 2016
The HALO Trust joins the call for action on United Nations' International Day for Mine Awareness, to help raise the profile of countries...
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Simon Conway
- Jun 9, 2018
- 1 min
"I saw children playing in the midst of these devastated towns" Simon Conway
Simon Conway first stepped into Syria in 2015. In this video he describes the level of devastation he witnessed and why the work of The...
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Simon Conway
- Mar 1, 2018
- 1 min
A Firsthand Account: Sirte, Libya
This year (2018) I visited Sirte in Libya with The HALO Trust and this is what I saw.
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Simon Conway
- Oct 23, 2014
- 3 min
Why I wrote 'The Agent Runner'
In 2012, I found myself stranded in Kabul during a ferocious snowstorm and the idea came to me of telling a story with classic Cold War...
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Simon Conway
- Oct 1, 2013
- 1 min
War in 2030
Highlights from War Child's 2013 Policy Forum - 'War - The Next Generation'. Speaker: Author Simon Conway
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Simon Conway
- Aug 27, 2013
- 5 min
Why I wrote 'A Loyal Spy'
I wanted to write an espionage novel about revenge and betrayal, about a friendship stretched to breaking point against the battered...
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Simon Conway
- Sep 4, 2012
- 1 min
How to Write a Thriller
Hurry. Grab the reader by the throat and force feed. Use good ingredients, a strong plot and true-to-life characters. Be original. Bear...
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Listen to Simon on The Writer's Workshop
Former British army officer and award winning writer Simon Conway talks about his work in Afghanistan, writing in war zones and the trick...
Simon Conway interviewed on landmine clearance in Afghanistan
Mr Conway said there are about 3.5m people in Afghanistan who are internally displaced that the Taliban want to go back to their homes,...
Q & A with Simon Conway with Shots E-zine
"I am really grateful today to have the chance to talk to Simon Conway about his life as a soldier, writer, munitions disposal expert,...