Patrick O'Leary was born in Saginaw, Michigan. He graduated with a B.A. in Journalism from Wayne State University. His poetry has appeared in literary magazines across North America. His first Novel, Door Number Three (Tor) was chosen by Publisher's Weekly as one of the best novels of the year. His second novel, The Gift (Tor) was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and The Mythopoeic Award. His collection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry is Other Voices, Other Doors (Fairwood Press). His third novel The Impossible Bird (Tor, Jan 2002) made the preliminary shortlist for the Nebula Award . His short stories have appeared in Mars Probes and Infinity Plus One, Scifiction.com, Talebones and The Infinite Matrix. His poetry was chosen for the 17th Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. His novels have been translated into German, Russian, Japanese, Polish, French, and Braille. Currently he is an Associate Creative Director at an advertising agency. His work has won numerous industry awards. He travels extensively, but he makes his home in the Detroit area.