Noah Chinn was born in Oshawa, Ontario, and has never really forgiven it for that. 

Shortly after university, he moved to Vancouver, where he met his future wife. He then spent the summer bicycling across Canada, which she thankfully didn't misinterpret as him trying to get as far away from her as possible. 

They moved to Japan (where he taught English) and England (where he sold books) and eventually returned to Canada. In addition to writing novels, he is also a cartoonist. 

His work has been published in Amazing Stories magazine, Knights of the Dinner Table magazine, The Globe and Mail, and others.