Matthew De Abaitua
- Writer
- Producer
Born Matthew Humphreys, changed his name when he was 21 to Matthew De
Abaitua at the request of his father. Worked with author
Will Self as amanuensis in a remote house in
Suffolk, for six months. Went on to become Deputy Editor at influential
British alternative culture magazine The Idler. Other contributors
include Louis Theroux
Adam Buxton
Joe Cornish.
Short story 'Inbetween' was included in the best-selling anthology of rave fiction, Disco Biscuits, and was made into a short film by Simone Horrocks.
His first novel The Red Men (2007) was shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award.
He was editor of Film4.com from 2000-2009.
His non-fiction book The Art of Camping: The History and Practice of Sleeping Under the Stars is published Summer 2011.
Short story 'Inbetween' was included in the best-selling anthology of rave fiction, Disco Biscuits, and was made into a short film by Simone Horrocks.
His first novel The Red Men (2007) was shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award.
He was editor of Film4.com from 2000-2009.
His non-fiction book The Art of Camping: The History and Practice of Sleeping Under the Stars is published Summer 2011.
