Matthew Keeley

Writing and reading have been life-long passions for me. I studied English Literature and Film & TV Studies at the University of Glasgow and am currently a full-time secondary school English teacher.

I write both fiction (various genres) and non-fiction. My main focus is novel-writing and my debut science-fiction novel, Turning the Hourglass, was released by Black Rose Writing in 2019. I have also had short fiction published in various anthologies and magazines. In 2019 I also won the National Trust Scotland Morton Writing Competition in the Scots category for my story 'In Ma Heid' and in 2020 my personal essay 'Clearing the Fog' was chosen for inclusion in the Scottish Book Trust's 'Future' anthology to celebrate Book Week Scotland.

My most recent novel, the coming-of-age story The Stone in My Pocket, was published by The Conrad Press in 2021.

Other interests include: cinema, theatre, yoga, vegan cooking, travelling, attending my book group and cat-adoration. I live in Glasgow with my cats: Luna, Matilda, Astrid and Loki.