Matthew Skelton biography

Matthew Skelton was born in the UK but spent most of his childhood in Canada. He started writing while working as a teaching assistant at the University of Mainz and continued when he cam back to Oxford to work as a research assistant. In 2002 he won Richard and Judy’s short story competition.

Matthew Skelton author questionnaire

"I wrote Endymion Spring while living out of a suitcase in a variety of places: an empty flat in Berlin, a haunted house in Surrey, and a little wooden hut at the bottom of someone’s garden in Oxford. Most of my ideas come to me while I’m walking in the countryside and so I’d like to live and write – somewhere within easy reach of the sea, with lots of walks nearby."
Matthew Skelton in an interview with Puffin Books

Matthew Skelton books

• Endymion Spring (Feb 01 2007)
• The Story of Cirrus Flux (Jun 04 2009)

Matthew Skelton interviews

An interview with Matthew Skelton on Puffin Books

Matthew Skelton critical acclaim

Endymion Spring

'A wonderfully rich but accessible story for 10-year-olds plus' Sunday Telegraph

'Skelton is a wonderful descriptive writer, with a good line in startling images' Observer

'It is unputdownable' Irish Independent

'The story, switching between medieval Germany and Oxford University libraries, is a gripping, fast-moving read, and should appeal to adults as well as teenagers' Oxford Times

Latest news: Matthew Skelton

The Children of the Lost: the worthy sequel to The Midnight Charter
Mark and Lily have been banished from Agora, the ancient city-state where everything is for sale – memories, emotions – even children. Lost and alone they discover Giseth, a seemingly perfect land where everyone is equal, possessions are unknown, and Lily believes they will find the secret of their [...]

Fantasy Book Review: Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton
Synopsis A timeless secret is unfolding. The mystery has only just begun… Who or what is Endymion Spring? In the dead of night, a cloaked figure drags a heavy box through icy streets. The chest is magically sealed by a carved serpent’s head – and can only be opened when its fangs taste blood. [...]

Be the first 10 people to read The story of Cirrus Flux
Not publishing until June, be the first 10 people to read the thrilling historical fantasy, The Story of Cirrus Flux by Matthew Skelton, by emailing proofgiveaway@puffin.co.uk with your request and delivery address. Fantasy Book Review have already been lucky enough to read it and absolutely lov [...]

Matthew Skelton author questionnaire
Matthew Skelton was born in the UK but spent most of his childhood in Canada. He started writing while working as a teaching assistant at the University of Mainz and continued when he cam back to Oxford to work as a research assistant. In 2002 he won Richard and Judy’s short story competition. The [...]