Matt Wesolowski
Matt Wesolowski is a British author, and he also teaches creative writing. He writes horror novels, but his work also explores supernatural, crime and fantasy genres. Wesolowski is best known for his horror fiction series Six Stories, first published in 2016.
Early life and career
Matt Wesolowski was born on 24 August 1981 in Newcastle upon Tyne. His grandfather was from Poland and escaped to north-east England as a prisoner of war during the Second World War. Wesolowski grew up in the Newcastle suburb of Gosforth and he describes himself as a goth. He struggled at school but he enjoyed reading as an escape from his anxiety around socialising.When he left school, Wesolowski became an apprentice chef, before then going to university to study linguistics. Before writing full-time, he worked as an English tutor for young people in the Pupil Referral Unit and care systems. He is a creative writing tutor for Faber Academy run by Faber and Faber publishing.
Work
Matt Wesolowski's first published work were short stories featured in a number of different anthology books. In 2011, he published the short story "North" in the book Midnight Movie Creature Feature by May December Publications. In 2015, his short stories were published in a number of books; "Life is Precious" was published by Parallel Universe Publications in the book Kitchen Sink Gothic, "Trollkyrka" was published in Dimension6: annual collection, "Ellie Hill" was published in Onyx Neon Shorts Presents: Horror Collection - 2015, "Rockets" in Play Things & Past Times by KnightWatch Press, and a story in Northern Crime One: New Crime Stories from Northern Writers was published by Moth Publishing.His debut novella was The Black Land published by Blood Bound Books in 2013.