Jesse O'Reilly-Conlin has an MFA in creative nonfiction (University of King's College, Halifax) and is currently a PhD student in the Humanities Program at York University. His writing has appeared in CarGo Lit Mag, Cold Noon: International Journal of Travel Writing and Travelling Cultures, Folio Magazine, Lowestoft Chronicle, and Open Minds Quarterly. For Folio, his story "Istanbul Gone" won the journal's 2018 Editor's Prize for nonfiction. His travel memoir, Visiting Africa, was published in November 2021 by Demeter Press. His first novel, Wanaka, will be published by Austin Macauley in 2023.