Matt Stanton is an award-winning children's author and illustrator who has sold more than one million books in Australia. He has published more than 45 books including the Funny Kid series, This is a Ball picture book series (with his wife, Beck Stanton), The Odds graphic novel series and the Fluff series (a CBCA Honour book 2025). His books are published all around the world.

Matt is an experienced speaker (with many popular appearances at festivals including the Sydney Writers Festival, Storyfest, Byron Bay Writers Festival and many more). He loves inspiring students to embrace reading, tell their own stories and enjoy their creative spark.

Matt lives on the south coast of NSW with his wife, bestselling author Beck Stanton, their four children and one giant dog.