Born in Scotland, Reyah Martin has featured in several online publications, and was a finalist in the BBC Young Writers’ Award 2018. She is a member of the Scottish NYAAG (National Youth Arts Advisory Group), and an undergraduate of Journalism and Creative Writing at Strathclyde University. When she is not writing, she tutors English and Creative Writing with a focus on encouraging young people. She is currently working on her debut novel.

Reyah Martin is the Europe regional winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.