Rupert Loydell was born in London. After taking an Art Foundation course in Twickenham, he studied Visual Arts and Creative Writing at MMU in Cheshire, followed by an MA in Creative Writing at Plymouth University. For many years he was managing editor of Stride Books. As a freelance writer, editor and artist, he wrote several creative writing modules for the Open University. Since 2006 he has been a lecturer at Falmouth University.