Graham Pechey was born in Durban, South Africa. He has published essays on Blake and his context, on Mikhail Bakhtin, and on 'colonial writing'. After holding posts at Natal and Zambia, he lectured at the University of Hertfordshire. He now lives in Girton and teaches English part-time at the University of Cambridge.

Graham Pechey's work featured in PN Review comprises four articles, over a period of 12 years.