Phil Connolly is married and lives near York. For many years he taught EFL and linguistics to adults in North Africa and the Middle East. He was shortlisted in the Wordsworth Trust Competition and has been published in a number of magazines, including The Moth, High Windows, Pennine Platform, Frogmore Papers and The North.

Phil Connolly's work featured in Stand Magazine comprises two contributions of poetry, over a period of three years.