Matthew Dicks

Matthew Dicks


Matthew Dicks is the internationally bestselling author of the novels Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, Something Missing, Unexpectedly, Milo, The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs, and the upcoming Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling, The Other Mother, and Cardboard Knight. His novels have been translated into more than 25 languages worldwide.
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend was the 2014 Dolly Gray Award winner and was a finalist for the Nutmeg Award in Connecticut.
When not hunched over a computer screen, Matthew fills his days as an elementary school teacher, a storyteller, a speaking coach, a blogger, a wedding DJ, a minister, a life coach, and a Lord of Sealand. Matthew is a 35-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 6-time GrandSLAM champion whose stories were featured on their nationally syndicated Moth Radio Hour and their weekly podcast. Matthew is also the co-founder and creative director of Speak Up. www.matthewdicks.com