John Snowley was born in Duisburg, Germany, in 1985 and grew up bilingually. He started writing satires and short stories during his time at school and university. After working as a teacher for Business English and jobcoach, he now works for a patent attorney firm. During his two-year creative writing course at the Textmanufaktur, he finished the dystopian trilogy with the title "2055: Die Rache des Wanderers".