Books by Matthew David Scott

Matthew David Scott was born in 1978 in north Manchester and grew up in the area. He left Manchester in 1997 to read English Literature and Philosophy at Sheffield University and after graduating has lived in Edinburgh, and Cardiff, before settling in Newport, South Wales. First and foremost Matthew is a novelist; his debut novel 'Playing Mercy' was published by Parthian Books in May 2005 and has been optioned by 11:22 Entertainment for whom Matthew is in the process of adapting the novel for the screen. It was also listed as one of the fourteen works vying for the 2006 EDS Dylan Thomas Prize, an international prize for writers under thirty and the world's richest literary prize. Matthew has also had many short stories commissioned for the likes of The Big Issue and two stories for anthologies of short fiction inspired by the music of The Fall and The Smiths respectively. He was also recently asked contribute to Social Disease's 'The Flash' anthology with all profits going to Amnesty International. His second novel 'The Ground Remembers' is finished and due for publication by Parthian Books in 2008. Matthew was recently invited to become a full member of Acedmi, The Welsh Academy for his contribution to Welsh Literature and has recently received a bursary from Academi to work on his third novel. Matthew is also a regular guest on the BBC Radio Wales Current Affairs show 'Something Else' and contributes to Welsh men's magazine RedHanded for whom he is the restaurant reviewer.