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Matt Grubb

Originally from Lindenhurst, Illinois, Matt graduated high school with two passions, baseball and writing. He began at Benedictine University, where he was a pitcher on the baseball team, but transferred to TCU after an injury. “I’ve always been someone who looks ahead and likes to have everything under control, and that’s why I enjoy pitching and writing so much. In both, I am the one controlling the outcome, whether I’m facing a hitter or a blank page.” Matt’s professors praise his commitment both to writing and to exploring the depths of human relationships, especially family relationships. One said Matt has the “spiritual depth ... to write fiction that gives us new insight into the human condition.”

Matt is a senior writing major with a concentration in creative writing, and a double minor in general business and military science. He’s enlisted in the Army Reserves, is a member of TCU’s ROTC program and was recently married to wife Belle. After graduation, Matt plans to work as a youth pastor and a marketing manager/creative writer. He also hopes to publish the book he submitted to win this award: Hidden.