posted on 08 Aug 2023

An interview with Christina Matula

The Letterpress Project has asked authors and illustrators to think about what has inspired them as artists, what their favourite books are and how they relate to their audience - we've also asked them if they themselves are book collectors.

We are delighted to present an exclusive interview with the author, Christina Matula. Christina grew up in Ottawa, Canada and has lived in London, Hong Kong, and Helsinki. Being a child of immigrant parents, she has always been curious about other cultures and far-off places.

She is the author of the picture book, The Shadow in the Moon about the Mid-Autumn Festival (illustrated by Pearl Law) and the Holly-Mei middle-grade series, beginning with The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei, about a mixed Taiwanese-British girl who moves from Canada to Hong Kong.

Christina has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Hong Kong and now lives in Finland with her husband, two children, and puppy.

Her website is ChristinaMatula.com.

You can see how she answered our questions on this link to her interview:

Letterpress_Project_-_Christina_Matu.pdf