S.J. de Matteo

S.J. de Matteo (she/her) is a transexual wit from New York City. Her writing explores the intersections of the literary and performing arts, critical theory, and cultural poetics. A former Fulbright Scholar to Ireland, she holds degrees from Yale University, Trinity College Dublin, and Sarah Lawrence College. In 2022, she was named an EU-US Young Leader by the German Marshall Fund. Her work has been supported by NYFA and the IIE. She is haunted by the specter of a deceased 20th century Irish woman named Tessa.