Simon Hawkins is an award-winning songwriter, producer and Amazon bestselling author based on England’s south coast. He loves making music and helping other writers turn their ideas into songs they’re proud of.
His musical journey began at the age of twelve, playing the organ at his local church. For many years, he wrote songs alongside an international career that took him and his family around the world. In 2004, he became a full-time songwriter and soon signed with Universal’s Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing in Nashville.
In 2016, Simon published Song Maps — A New System to Write Your Best Lyrics. An Amazon bestseller, it introduced a practical way to give a song direction, helping writers develop a promising title into a lyric with somewhere to go.
His second book, The Organized Songwriter — How to Create Space to Write Your Best Songs, explores how to make more room for songwriting: capturing ideas, organising work and getting the most from writing sessions and collaborations.
Ten years after the original Song Maps, his forthcoming book, Advanced Song Maps — 30 New Song Maps to Write Your Best Lyrics, offers fresh possibilities for writers looking to take their lyrics further.
Through his books and teaching, Simon shares what he has learned—and continues to learn—about the craft of songwriting. His aim is simple: to help you write your best songs and enjoy the journey along the way.
“Nothing is undoable. Just things not done.”
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SONGWRITER · PRODUCER · AUTHOR
Simon Hawkins.
Songs to share.
Ideas to pass on.
Helping writers turn their ideas into songs they’re proud of.
THE STORY SO FAR
A life with music
at its heart.
Simon Hawkins is an award-winning songwriter, producer and Amazon bestselling author based on England’s south coast. He loves making music and helping other writers turn their ideas into songs they’re proud of.
His musical journey began at the age of twelve, playing the organ at his local church. For many years, he wrote songs alongside an international career that took him and his family around the world. In 2004, he became a full-time songwriter and soon signed with Universal’s Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing in Nashville.
In 2016, Simon published Song Maps — A New System to Write Your Best Lyrics. An Amazon bestseller, it introduced a practical way to give a song direction, helping writers develop a promising title into a lyric with somewhere to go.
His second book, The Organized Songwriter — How to Create Space to Write Your Best Songs, explores how to make more room for songwriting: capturing ideas, organising work and getting the most from writing sessions and collaborations.
Ten years after the original Song Maps, his forthcoming book, Advanced Song Maps — 30 New Song Maps to Write Your Best Lyrics, offers fresh possibilities for writers looking to take their lyrics further.
Through his books and teaching, Simon shares what he has learned—and continues to learn—about the craft of songwriting. His aim is simple: to help you write your best songs and enjoy the journey along the way.
“Nothing is undoable.
— The Organized Songwriter
Just things not done.”