Matthew Clayfield

Born and raised in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Matthew attended film school on Queensland’s Gold Coast, bummed around for two years in Melbourne, and currently lives in Sydney where he writes news and self-deprecating columns for The Australian. Before he joined the paper in June 2008, his writing appeared in a number of online and print publications, and his films have played at various local and international film festivals. His most recent screenplay was produced in Canada in January 2009. He would like to work as a war correspondent and is currently writing a television series, suggesting that he’s probably suffering from an undiagnosed case of split-personality disorder.

When he is not busy being tired and run-down, Matthew likes complaining about how busy, tired and run-down he is. He dislikes writing about himself in the third person.

Interview: Christopher Hitchens

03 Oct 09 There is a tendency, in profiles of Christopher Hitchens, for the bestselling atheist and militant author to be defined solely…... Read more

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Shed kilos and get bitchin’ abs with existential prose

29 Sep 09 It has become somewhat fashionable of late to out oneself as a bit of a reader. A self-confessed bookworm. A…... Read more

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