Owen Gallagher is originally from Gorbals, Glasgow, and lives in London. His poetry has been widely published and he has received awards from the London Arts Board and The Society of Authors. His collections include Tea with the Taliban (Smokestack Books, 2012) A Good Enough Love (Salmon, 2015), and a memoir in verse; Clydebuilt (Smokestack Books, 2019).

Owen Gallagher's work featured in Stand Magazine comprises two contributions of poetry, over a period of seven years.