Noel O'Reilly is a writer and editor, now focusing on fiction. He studied English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London, and formerly worked as an English teacher in London. He is an award-winning journalist and currently edits two magazines and contributes to a website for an international publisher. 

A keen musician, he plays saxophone and guitar and has performed with various jazz and blues bands, including the Brighton Jazz Cooperative. He has written a musical and a number of comedy sketches and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and venues including London's Tram Shed, Boulevard Theatre in Soho and Melkweg in Amsterdam.

Noel spent a year living in Barcelona, commuting to his day job in London via EasyJet, and now lives in Brighton with his family.