Andrew Innes comes from Cheshire in England and lives and works in the castle city of Himeji, Japan, where he has resided for more than two decades. During that time, he has worked at various institutions, including a Buddhist temple, multiple companies such as Kawasaki and Mitsubishi, and several universities, where he currently teaches a range of subjects, including writing, Japan Studies, and Modern Communication.
His debut book, The Short Story Collective: 13 Tales from Japan, was published in 2021, with the title story selected for The Best Asian Short Stories 2021. His work has also appeared in The Font, Tokyo Weekender, OnCue Journal, and Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature, among others.
His forthcoming book Dark Flowers is scheduled for a 2025 release.