Matt Athanasiou writes tall tales, small tales, and things that look very little like tales at all. Some are speculative and some are dark, some are for adults and some are for children, and some are other things for other people.

His writing has appeared in several print and online magazines, has been nominated for the storySouth Million Writers Award, and has won high honors in the Writers of the Future Contest.

Readers have said about his work, “Who’d have thought that such a heartfelt relationship could work between an island and man?” and, “This transcends our normal understanding of reality and thus teaches us a lot about the ways stories are mainly told and the possibilities of literature to open up new perspectives.” He holds a degree in English with a Creative Writing emphasis, and he has frequented many an online writing course, including Neil Gaiman’s MasterClass and the Bestseller Academy.

He also designs things, both digital and physical. His designs have been used to help people vote and travel, and his doodles have been featured on many a napkin.

You can keep up to date with his projects on his Journal, or find him perched on Twitter @mattisnotscary, where he often chirps about all things storytelling, design, and cats—and sometimes his love for cookies.

You can see what he’s reading on goodreads.

And if you write with Ulysses, you can check out and use the Short Story and Novel styles he created.