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Over the past 25 years Alex Simmons has written (and in some cases also created) a number of juvenile mysteries under a variety of pseudonyms for many well-known publishers. He has also penned two educational documentaries and several stage plays. One of his plays, "Sherlock Holmes & the Hands of Othello," received critical praise and was published in "Black Thunder: An Anthology of Contemporary African American Drama," published by Signet/Mentor Books.
Simmons has written three movie novelizations for Disney and three biographies for Steck-Vaughn, including one on Denzel Washington.
Simmons travels the country as a guest speaker and teaching artist, demonstrating how to use comics, theater, and journalism to stimulates kids' interests in their academic studies. He has developed and conducted creative writing workshops (prose, comics, journalism, and playwriting), as well as consulted on a number of creative arts programs and curricula for children and teens.
As a voiceover talent, Simmons has orated on a wide range of projects from O'Henry Bars, to podcasting information for financial institutions.
Currently, Simmons is the founder of the annual Kids Comic Con, and the founder/curator of the Color of Comics Exhibition. He serves as an advisor for the Christopher Barron Live Life Foundation, the Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art, and is an arts-in-education consultant.
