The Author

Matt Mitchell (born April 2, 1969) is an American author of scifi, horror and slipstream fiction.

Biography

Jon Matthew Mitchell was born in Pell City, Alabama. He currently resides in Montevallo, the literary arts capitol of Alabama. Matt is the son of Sammy E. Mitchell, singer of the rock band The Barons, and Colleen Mitchell (maiden name Burcham). Sammy was paralysed during an operation to relieve neck pain in 1969, the year Matt was born, cutting short his career as a musician, and lived as a quadriplegic until he died in 2002. Matt's parents were divorced early in his life, but he visited his father frequently throughout his life.

Following graduation from Jemison High School|high school, Matt joined the United States Navy and sailed throughout the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Persian Gulf, transiting the Suez Canal numerous times and visiting many ports of call throughout the world. Matt is currently employed professionally by SouthernLINC Wireless, a regional telecomm company operating in the southeast United States.

From an early age Matt enjoyed telling and writing stories, writing his first novella when he was only twelve.

Bibliography

• Short story, "Mermaid," Southern Fried Weirdness
• Upcoming short story, "A Man Sans Soul," Mount Zion Speculative Fiction Review
• Upcoming short story, "The Ghost of Tom Johns," Down in the Cellar (March, '08)
• Short story, "The Last Man," Southern Fried Weirdness
• Short story, "A Scent of Rain," featured in the print anthology Southern Fried Weirdness: an Annual Anthology of Southern Speculative Fiction

External Links
Author's Website