About Matthew De Abaitua

Born in Liverpool in 1971, De Abaitua studied under Malcolm Bradbury and Rose Tremain at the University of East Anglia and worked as Will Self’s amanuensis before joining The Idler magazine as Deputy Editor (he remains Editor at Large) and was also Literary Editor of Esquire magazine. He has contributed to a number of anthologies including the bestselling ‘Disco Biscuits’ (Sceptre) and ‘Retro Retro’ (Serpent’s Tail), and has reviewed for and contributed widely to The Guardian and The Observer, among others. He wrote and presented an documentary series on British Science Fiction for Channel 4, and is now the Editor of Channel 4’s film review site, where he launched the internet-only film review TV show, Movie Rush, which is at the cutting edge of internet media. He also contributed creatively to marketing strategy for Big Brother, The Simpsons, Ali G and other programmes.