Stephen Matthews (writer)
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Stephen Matthews is an Australia
n author and publisher.
He was born in Chichester
, England
and after completing studies at Cambridge University travelled to Australia in 1979. He taught until 1987 and then established a publishing company in Canberra
called Ginninderra Press.
In 2007 he won the ACT Writing and Publishing Awards
for best children's book, Secrets which he edited.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n author and publisher.
He was born in Chichester
Chichester
Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and after completing studies at Cambridge University travelled to Australia in 1979. He taught until 1987 and then established a publishing company in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
called Ginninderra Press.
In 2007 he won the ACT Writing and Publishing Awards
ACT Writing and Publishing Awards
The ACT Writing and Publishing Awards are an Australian literary award presented by the ACT Writers Centre for the best books in the categories of non-fiction, fiction, poetry and children's literature written in the Canberra region. They have been awarded since 2004...
for best children's book, Secrets which he edited.
Works
- The Eye of the Soul
- Children's Books of the Century
- Secrets editor, Ginninderra Press, 2006