MATT IVY RICHARDSON
Speculative Fiction Author & Editor
Looking for an educational and in-depth editor for your speculative fiction novel, novella or even short fiction anthology?
Matt specialises in line and copy editing for queer, neurodivergent and otherwise marginalised science fiction and fantasy indie and self-published authors.
If you’re wanting a quick touch up of grammar and spelling ahead of publication, or a thorough check for consistency, clarity and tone all while maintaining your unique voice, then you’re in the right place!
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AVAILABLE NOW
Matt’s latest editorial work, All Myths Are Trans is now available!
All Myth Are Trans is a collection of eleven original fantasy short stories from emerging and established trans Australian writers, focusing on trans retellings of mythology and folklore from across the world.
Edited by Marcel Liemant and Matt Ivy Richardson
All Myths Are Trans is available now!
ABOUT MATT
Matt Ivy Richardson (he/they) is a trans and queer science fiction and fantasy author and editor based in Naarm/Melbourne. His short fiction and novellas experiment with unusual points of view and focus on the lives of queer and gender diverse characters in speculative settings.
As an editor, Matt specialises in line and copy editing, making manuscripts of all sizes as polished as they can be with a specific focus on clarity and consistency. He treats editing like teaching, assisting authors to learn as many skills as possible for their future works.
They have most recently won an Aurealis Award for Best Anthology for their work on AUSTRAL 2025. His speculative fiction works can be found in Baffling Magazine, Apparition Literary Magazine, AUSTRAL 2024 and much more.
He is currently working on his debut novella, a queer post-apocalyptic fantasy about grief, longing, ghost possession, and revenge.
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