Matthew Heiti is a Canadian actor, screenwriter, novelist and playwright."Read Ontario, with Matthew Heiti" . Open Book Ontario, October 29, 2013. As cowriter with Ryan Ward of the film Son of the Sunshine, he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Original Screenplay at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012."Keeping it alive: Ryan Ward and Matt Heiti talk Son of the Sunshine and Genie nominations". Toronto Film Scene, February 20, 2012.
Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Heiti was educated at Ryerson University and the University of New Brunswick"Playwright Matthew Heiti pens first novel". Northern Life, October 19, 2013. before returning to Sudbury."Four fresh faces on the arts scene". Sudbury Living, May 23, 2013. His plays include Black Dog: 4 vs the World,"Sudbury playwright tackles teen suicide". Northern Life, March 27, 2013. Mucking in the Drift,"As a Sudbury story, ‘Mucking’ is a grand slam". Northern Life, November 4, 2013. Aviatrix: An Unreal Story of Amelia Earhart,"Aviatrix: An Unreal Story of Amelia Earhart an enthralling, sassy take on history". Calgary Sun, November 7, 2012. Affidavit,Matthew Heiti at doollee.com. Scar, Place to Be: The Nick Drake Project, Just Beyond the Trees and Plague.
Heiti served as the playwright-in-residence for the Sudbury Theatre Centre for the 2011/2012 season. As playwright-in-residence at STC, Heiti ran the Playwrights’ Junction, a workshop for developing writers.
He published his debut novel, The City Still Breathing, with Coach House Press in 2013.Shawn Syms, "Book Review: The City Still Breathing, by Matthew Heiti". National Post, October 25, 2013.
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