Video: Matthew Ryan Davies on ‘Things We Bury’

Matthew Ryan Davies is also the author of Things We Bury and (as Matt Davies) This Thing of Darkness, a contemporary young adult novel about guilt, grief, love and forgiveness set in modern-day Melbourne. As a manuscript, This Thing of Darkness was highly commended in the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. He’s also a freelance copywriter and editor whose ghostwritten seven nonfiction titles, written features for Australian magazines, published more than 100 articles online and written scripts for television commercials and documentaries.

This interview is from the ‘So You Want To Be A Writer’ podcast by the Australian Writers’ Centre, where you’ll find world-class writing courses. You can learn online with your own tutor, and join a wonderfully supportive writing community.

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