Joelle O’Neill
Joelle O’Neill was born in Birmingham in 1976 and has a BA Hons degree in English Literature and Language, an MA in the Teaching and Practice of Creative Writing, TESOL certificate and MIFL. In her twenties, Joelle O’Neill lived in Barcelona, teaching English. On her return to the UK, she completed her Masters in Creative Writing under the supervision of the acclaimed writer and professor, Dr Lauri Scheyer, at Cardiff University. She then taught English at Further Education colleges and academies in the UK and was also an English examiner for SFL.
Joelle O’Neill has performed as a singer/songwriter and poet at venues and events in the UK and abroad and is currently an English teacher in Spain and a mother of two young children who inspire her work as a children’s author.