Matthew Beaumont is a British novelist and former copywriter. Beaumont made his debut in 2000 with the comic novel, e. The Novel of Liars, Lunch and Lost Knickers, which consists entirely of e-mails composed by the staff of one advertising office. A recent example of an epistolary novel, it is generally recognised as one of the first e-mail novels. For the BBC, Beaumont created the storyline of the alternate reality game, Jamie Kane. Beaumont is married to novelist Maria Beaumont. They have two children and live in London. Not to be confused with Matthew Beaumont, Senior Lecturer in English at University College London. Nor is he to be confused with Matthew Beaumont, Head of Procurement and IT Shared Service Projects at IQPC UK. 

January 1st, 2000 in United Kingdom (Age 24)