Matthew Olson-Roy
Writer | Playwright

On 22 October 2024, Amsterdam's oldest English-language theater group, the InPlayers, hosted a reading of my debut full-length play, Pipe...

Sometimes people disappear. They bob on the surface, clear as day against the light-scattered sea, only to vanish the moment you look...

In what literary agent Victoria Hobbs described as “a particularly strong field this year,” I’m thrilled to be named a runner-up in the...

In an interview published online, the magazine of the SCBWI British Isles, Words & Pictures, discusses my experience winning the...

The literary journal Peregrine has selected my short work of fiction titled "Ten to No" for publication this fall. "Ten to No" tells the...

After two years of honing our skills in fiction, narrative nonfiction, poetry, drama, and screenwriting as part of the MSt program in...

In the June 2018 edition of Delano magazine, I join journalist Jess Bauldry in her article "Rock of Ages" as she explores what makes the...

Over the course of three full days, I worked with the primary students at the European School in Mamer, Luxembourg in a series of...

Fantasy author and one of the talents behind New Literary Voices, Luc Francois, presents Humonstromous and the Bedtime Stories app in a...

With everything from trolls and witches to rockin’ snowmen and kid astronauts to entertain their young readers, working with Little...

This month's gathering of Luxembourg Writers Who Talk focused on Creative Writing degree programs. Zoé Perrenoud shared her experiences...

My latest story, Humonstromous, was recently featured in a full-length article in The Luxembourg Times. Check out the article for details...

It's official! An excerpt from my novel, The Spy Who Grounded Me, has been selected as one of the winning entries in the 2018...

Thank you to Jess Bauldry, Ernster All English Bookstore, and the members of Luxembourg Writers Who Talk for a fantastic evening sharing...

I am thrilled to announce that an excerpt from my middle grade novel, The Spy Who Grounded Me, has been longlisted in the 2018 SCBWI...

The 3288 Review recently asked me to sit down with them and talk about my Pushcart Prize-nominated short story, “Our Monstrous Family”,...

You can’t tell from my blog, but I have been very busy. Honest! Even though honesty may not always be the best policy (see the photo)…...

If you can keep your kids reading and writing over the summer holidays, they’ll be ready to jumpstart their next school year. Reading is...

The Creature of the Month series explores the folktales that inspired Tales from Little Lucilinburhuc. The most beloved folktale in...

The Creature of the Month series explores the folktales that inspired Tales from Little Lucilinburhuc. In the northeastern corner of...