Ryan is a former Fulbright Scholar in Creative Writing and has taught creative writing at several universities. He has been published in various literary journals, particularly in the US, including The Cimarron Review, The Threepenny Review and Fusion. In addition to completing a PhD in creative writing at the National University of Ireland, Galway, he is a syndicated columnist for agricultural journals around the world.

'...the overall impression is one where every single action will be consequential in the unfolding of time, and throughout the fragmented narrative is held together by a beautifully-wrought, lyrical voice.'**Eoghan Smith, Books Ireland Magazine **