Halyna Matveeva was born in Kharkiv. She graduated from the O. M. Beketov Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy with a degree in power engineering. She worked as an engineer, furniture designer, hairdresser, beauty manager, janitor, wedding chauffeur, theatrical costume restorer, website editor, and compiler of children's literature collections. She studied at creative writing courses offered by "Litosvita." Halyna is the co-founder (together with Natalka Marynchak) of the creative workshop "PROauthor’s Residence" (2019) and the author of two children's poetry books. Her short stories have repeatedly appeared in anthologies of Ukrainian writers’ short prose. However, true recognition came with her recently published novels: “Almost” (2018), “The Female Doctor” (2019), and “The King's Dream” (2023).
