Roly Andrews lives in Christchurch, NZ; in his spare time, he enjoys tramping and is still learning to play the trombone – dreaming one day, he might be good enough to play in a ska band. A champion for everyone, he has mentored rough sleepers and supported people affected by suicide. He advocates for the rights of people living with disabilities.

Roly has had 27 short stories published in literary magazines across New Zealand, Australia, the UK, the USA, Japan, and Canada. He has been shortlisted twice for the Te Tauihu Short Story Awards (2024, 2025) and placed in the Top 30 of the Page & Blackmore Short Story Competition. His work has also featured in podcasts in the USA, Canada, and Japan. He is a member of the New Zealand Society of Authors and attends a weekly writing session with the Christchurch Writers Group. He was recently offered a 2-month Writing Residency in Vietnam and awarded a Fellowship to attend the RAWA Festival.

He was once pushed out of a flying aeroplane.