Matt Stewart (author)
Matt Stewart (born April 1, 1979) is an American fiction author whose debut novel, The French Revolution, was the first full-length novel to be published entirely on Twitter. Following the Twitter release, the novel was signed to a publishing deal by Soft Skull Press[1] with a release date of Bastille Day, 2010.
Early life[edit]
Matt Stewart was born in Washington, DC, on April 1, 1979, and grew up in Garrett Park, Maryland.[citation needed]
In 2001, he received a B.A. in Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University.[non-primary source needed]
Career[edit]
Following unsuccessful efforts to sell his first novel to traditional publishers, Stewart turned to Twitter as a way to distribute his book to interested readers while generating publicity and media attention. He began tweeting the 480,000 character The French Revolution on Bastille Day 2009[2] and finished the novel on October 21, 2009. The process, lasting just over four months and approximately 3,700 tweets,[3] attracted 1,000 followers on Twitter. Stewart was called a "pioneer" by CNN.com.[4]
The French Revolution was released in traditional book form on Bastille Day, July 14, 2010.[5][non-primary source needed] It received a strong critical reception and was named a Best Book of 2010 by the San Francisco Chronicle[6] and recognized as a Notable Debut by Poets & Writers.[7]
Stewart is currently working on his second novel, Duct Tape, about a homeless man in search of his imaginary son.
He also is a contributor to The Huffington Post,[8] regularly publishes short stories, and speaks at literary and digital publishing events, including Litquake[9] and the San Francisco Writers Conference.
Stewart has worked as Head of Marketing for the non-profit organization Alliance for Climate Education[10] and is currently a Director at Antenna Group, a San Francisco cleantech strategic communications firm.[11]
Published works[edit]
- The French Revolution (Soft Skull Press, 2010)
In this book "Matt Stewart wants to revolutionize literature." - CNN http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/30/author-posts-novel-one-tweet-at-a-time/ [12]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Lunch Weekly for Monday, September 21". Publishers Marketplace. 2009-09-21.
...written in a loose parallel of the French Revolution, to Denise Oswald at Soft Skull, by Lisa Grubka at Foundry Literary + Media (NA).
[permanent dead link] - ↑ Richtel, Matt (2009-07-14). "On Bastille Day, Let Them Read Tweets". Bits. New York Times.
- ↑ Kehe, Marjorie (2009-07-15). "Strange times for authors". Chapter and Verse. Christian Science Monitor.
- ↑ "CNN.com Video". CNN. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ↑ Stewart, Matt (May 25, 2011). "Go Big on Bastille Day". Huffington Post.
- ↑ "Best of 2010 - Books by Bay Area authors". The San Francisco Chronicle. June 27, 2011. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ http://poetsandwriters.coverleaf.com/poetsandwriters/20100708?pg=44#pg44
- ↑ Stewart, Matt. "Matt Stewart". Huffington Post.
- ↑ http://www.litquake.org/stewart-matt/[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Antenna Group U.S. Senior Team". Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 10 August 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Author posts novel, one tweet at a time". Retrieved 2020-07-24.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- @thefrenchrev.
- The French Revolution - Official site of the Twitter release of Stewart's debut novel
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