Matthew Heiti

Matthew Heiti is a Canadian actor, screenwriter, novelist and playwright.^[1] 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.^[2]

Matthew Heiti
Born	Sudbury, Ontario
Occupation	novelist, screenwriter, playwright
Nationality	Canadian
Period	2000s-present
Notable works	Son of the Sunshine, The City Still Breathing

Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Heiti was educated at Ryerson University and the University of New Brunswick^[3] before returning to Sudbury.^[4] His plays include Black Dog: 4 vs the World,^[5] Mucking in the Drift,^[6] Aviatrix: An Unreal Story of Amelia Earhart,^[7] Affidavit,^[8] Scar,^[8] Place to Be: The Nick Drake Project,^[8] Just Beyond the Trees^[8] and Plague.^[9]

Heiti served as the playwright-in-residence for the Sudbury Theatre Centre for the 2011/2012 season.^[10] As playwright-in-residence at STC, Heiti ran the Playwrights’ Junction, a workshop for developing writers.^[11]

He published his debut novel, The City Still Breathing, with Coach House Press in 2013.^[12]