3 ▁ ▁Section ▁ 4 ▁ ▁Re pe ch age ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Gre co - R oman ▁ 7 1 ▁kg <0x0A> </s> ▁Simon ▁Rose ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 1 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁author ▁of ▁books ▁for ▁children ▁and ▁young ▁adult s , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁science ▁fiction ▁and ▁fant asy ▁nov els . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Rose , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁Ch ester field , ▁Derby shire , ▁England ), ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁He ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁Cal g ary , ▁Al berta . ▁ ▁Rose ▁is ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁writing ▁work sh ops . ▁ ▁He ▁teach es ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁classes ▁at ▁Mount ▁Royal ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cal g ary . ▁ ▁== W rit ing == ▁Simon ▁Rose ' s ▁first ▁novel ▁for ▁young ▁readers , ▁The ▁Al chem ist ' s ▁Port rait , ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Golden ▁E agle ▁Award . ▁The ▁Sor cer er ' s ▁Let ter box , ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁was ▁also ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Golden ▁E agle ▁Award , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Silver ▁Bir ch ▁Award ▁( O nt ario ▁Library ▁Association ) ▁and ▁Diam ond ▁Will ow ▁Award ▁( S ask atch ew an ▁Young ▁Read ers ' ▁Cho ice ▁Awards ). ▁His