Matthew De Abaitua
Matthew De Abaitua (born 17th October 1971 in Ormskirk as Matthew Humphreys ) is a British writer.
Life
Matthew Humphreys grew up in Maghull , Merseyside , at the age of 21 he changed his name to Matthew De Abaitua. He studied English at the University of York and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia . From July 1994 he worked for six months as secretary for the writer Will Self and lived in his country house in Knodishall , Suffolk .
Between 1995 and 1999 De Abaitua was editor of the literary magazine The Idler . His short story Inbetween was included in the 1997 anthology Disco Biscuits . De Abaitua wrote a script for a short film that was broadcast on Channel 4 in 1999 . He worked for Channel 4 as a film editor for a while.
His first novel, The Red Men , was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction Literature in 2008 , with IF THEN , 2015 and The Destructives , and two more novels in the genre in 2016. Abaitua teaches creative writing at the University of Essex .
Works (selection)
- The Idler's Companion: An anthology of Lazy Literature . 4th Estate, 1996
- The Red Men . Gollancz, 2007
- The Art of Camping: The History and Practice of Sleeping Under the Stars . Hamish Hamilton, 2011
- IF THEN . Angry Robot, 2015
- The Destructives . Angry Robot, 2016
- Self & I: A Memoir of Literary Ambition . Eye Books, 2018
literature
- Suzi Feay: A literary apprenticeship , review, in: Financial Times , April 14, 2018, p. L&A 8
Web links
- Literature by and about Matthew De Abaitua in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Matthew De Abaitua in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Matthew De Abaitua , at University of Essex
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Abaitua, Matthew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Humphreys, Matthew (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th October 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ormskirk |