Matthew Paris was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Growing up, he excelled at sports, Football and Track. Matthew has always been a very good writer. By the time he was a sophomore in high school he was in English class and the teacher told him that he might have a talent in writing after making an A in the class. After high school, Matthew attended Texas Tech University, where he would graduate with a degree in English Literature.
Matthew Paris has written three short films. The first film, “Crisis” won the Platinum Remi Award at Worldfest-Houston. The movie would be sold for distribution on AT&T U-VERSE and DirecTV. It would play over three continents including; Europe, Middle East, and Africa. His second film, “The Last Catch” would win the Silver Remi Award at Worldfest-Houston and be sold for distribution on the ShortsHD Channel. The film played in the United States, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
Matthew is also the author of five books. His latest book, “A Confrontation of Souls & Words” is a book of poems that Matthew had re-written. He originally had written them for his poetry class at Texas Tech. The book is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.