John Matthews (born 1948) has been involved in study of the mysteries of Britain, including the Arthurian Legends and the Grail Myth, for almost fifty years. He has published over ninety books on myth, the Arthurian Legends and Grail studies, including The Grail: Quest for the Eternal (1981), and most recently The The Camelot Oracle (2012, with Will Worthington). He has also published short stories, a volume of poetry, and several successful children's books, most notably Pirates (2006) which was on the New York Times best-seller list for twenty-two weeks. His book Arthur of Albion (2009) won multiple awards, including a Gold Medal from NAPPA, a gold Moonbeams award and a BIB Golden Apple Award.
He has taught widely throughout Europe and the United States including at St Hilda's College Oxford and the University of Seattle in Washington, and has acted as advisor for a number of media projects including the Jerry Bruckheimer film King Arthur (2004). He has appeared on History Channel and Discovery Channel programmes on Arthur and the Holy Grail, and shared a BAFTA award for his work on the educational DVD made to accompany King Arthur. He has served as a guest editor for the international journal Arthuriana, on whose editorial board he also sits. In 2009 he set up the production company Mythwood Films with Wil Kinghan, and a full length feature, The Mermaids, is forthcoming.
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