![]() Interestingly, those original self-published editions of Contest have now become much sought after collectors' items. ![]() The editor tracked Matthew down through his contact details in the front of the book. In January 1997, a Commissioning Editor for Pan Macmillan Australia walked into Angus & Robertson's Pitt Street Mall store and bought a copy of Contest. ![]() He produced a big-budget-looking novel which he sold into bookshops throughout Sydney, one shop at a time. Following this revelation, Matthew soon began creating stories of his own and set about writing his first novel, Contest, at the age of 19 while still at university studying law.įollowing rejections from all the major publishers, Matthew self-published Contest in 1996, printing 1000 copies. ![]() It was only after he read To Kill A Mockingbird and Lord of the Flies in Year 10 that he realised reading could transport you to another world. Born in Sydney in 1974, Matthew Reilly was not always a big fan of reading. ![]()
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