Amy Matthews

Amy Matthews is an Associate Professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University and currently serves as Deputy Director of the Assemblage Centre for Creative Arts. She holds a PhD, First Class Honours, and dual BA degrees from the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia. Her research focuses on genre fictions, popular romance, historical fiction, and climate crisis narratives. Matthews is a multi-published novelist under pen names Amy T. Matthews, Amy Barry, and Tess LeSue, with works spanning literary fiction, romance, and historical genres.

• Qualifications: PhD (2007), First Class Honours (2002), BA (1998), BA (1995)
• Affiliations: JM Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice, Writers SA (past Chair)

Her teaching emphasizes commercial genre writing, including workshops on narrative structure and submission strategies. Matthews has received prestigious awards such as the Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Supervision (2023) and played a pivotal role in initiatives like the First Nations Commercial Fiction Fellowship, which supported Indigenous writers in publishing deals.

Research interests extend to fictions addressing climate change and the intersection of literary and commercial writing. She actively judges major literary awards and maintains a strong presence in both academic and creative writing communities.