Conor Matthews studied Film and Animation at Dundalk Institute of Technology, later winning a scholarship to attend the Irish Film School, taught by Oscar Nominee John Boorman. Conor's previous acknowledgements include the Jim Craven Poetry Award, becoming a contributing author to the DKIT writers group anthology book No Bother, led by writer Ferdia MacAnna, and taking part in a writers group held by playwright Jimmy Murphy and Glass Mask Theatre at Smock Alley. Conor lives in Kildare with his long-term partner and their dogs, Poppy and Roscoe. His website, , links to his work.