Biography

            Born in Vancouver, BC, Matthew J. Croutch had an interest in story-telling from a very young age. However, due to being born with Cerebral Palsy, he had trouble with motor and speech skills. It wasn’t until years after he moved to Calgary, Alberta, that he completed his first novel with scribing assistance from his mother and grandmother.

            Matthew has always been a fan of science fiction and fantasy novels, movies and video games. He always dreamed of making his own role-playing video game but upon going to university for his IT degree, he realized that video game design was beyond his capabilities due to the lack of fine motor skills. He then decided to change direction and earned a bachelor of arts in English from Athabasca University and focussed on writing novels.