Matt Beighton was born somewhere in the midlands in England during the heady days of the 1980s and continues to spend most of his days in the same shire. He is happily married with two young daughters who keep him very busy and suffer through the endless early drafts of his stories.
As an ex-teacher, Matt's knows how to bring his stories and passion for reading and writing to the classroom. He loves visiting schools to share this passion and to help motivate children and staff. Contact him via his website for more information.
His Monstacademy series for readers aged 7+ is popular with boys and girls, particularly those who enjoy Jill Murphy, Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling. Now with 4 books in the series and more on the way, it's a perfect time to dive into a school for monsters and find out how Trixie Grimble, a perfectly ordinary, non-monstrous girl, copes.
Love the fantastic worlds of Garth Nix and J.R.R. Tolkien? Enjoy immersing yourself in richly built worlds? Take a journey to Ithilmir, a strange world filled with Goblins, Dark Queens and well-woven mythology, in Matt Beighton's Shadowland Chronicles; a series of fantasy novels pitching young Skye Thistle in an epic battle of swords and sorcery. The Spyglass and the Cherry and the sequel The Shadowed Eye are available now with a third and final instalment to follow.