Matt always knew he had enough stories to fill a book and during lockdown he started writing about his experiences growing up in the UK care system.

Completing an undergraduate diploma at the University of Cambridge while working as an in-house engineer at ARC Recording Studios, one of his short stories won Spread The Word’s Scribe UK 2021 and attracted publishing industry attention.

He is now represented by Alice Lutyens at Curtis Brown and finishing his debut novel before starting a Masters in Creative Writing at Kellogg College, University of Oxford.

Matt’s memoir is as-yet-untitled and due for publication in the near future.

Matt has a Substack channel called Underclass Hero, which can be found here.

‘Here is a writer who holds the reader in the palm of his hand.'

Frances Wilson

‘Heart-breaking and humorous’

Catharine Cho

‘Tragedy of lack,’ but with a sense of ‘excitement of escape, which many would fear.’

Damian Barr

Short Stories & Awards

New Writing North: A Writing Chance 24/25

A Writing Chance supports writers from working-class and under-represented backgrounds and recognises that entry to the highly competitive writing industries continues to favour those from more privileged backgrounds.