Joe J. Bailey is an author, narrative designer and fervent fan of video games, science fiction and the sea. When he’s not writing, or playing every video game he can get his hands on, he likes to clear his head by exploring the beautiful nature where he lives in coastal Ireland or failing that, by throwing himself into the ocean.

His first short story, an underwater adventure named ‘Respire’, was inspired by his own personal struggles with asthma, as well as late-night conversations with his father - a former commercial diver, who taught him how to swim, snorkel and scuba dive.

He followed that up in October 2025 with his debut science fiction novel, 'Requiem' which was born out of his desire for more stories that followed a crew of vagabonds on an eponymous spaceship. The novel is a love letter to action-driven, character-oriented space opera and aims to give readers an emotional, action-packed experience that they can really get invested in.