Matthew Byrne is a writer and translator who holds a Master’s in Sociology from the University of California, Riverside. His work has appeared in Guernica, West Branch, Gulf Coast, Current Affairs magazine, Washington Square Review, Asymptote, and elsewhere. His first translation project was covered by the Los Angeles Times and Ms. Magazine. He has been awarded residencies from Yaddo, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Marble House Project, and others. He lives in Oakland.