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Simon Bor
Writer

I studied Animation at Farnham, and, more recently, I have been awarded an MA in Professional Writing at Falmouth University.
I set up Honeycomb Animation with Sara Bor and have been involved in children’s television since the mid eighties.
As a writer, I have co written and created several shows including Milkshake’s Funky Valley. As a director and producer, I have been responsible for several half hour specials and over twenty animated series including multi award winning Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids and Wolves Witches and Giants.
I am currently writing my first children’s novel.
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