Ali Alizadeh was born in 1976 in Tehran and immigrated to Australia in the early 1990s after experiencing the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War. After completing high school in Brisbane and a BA at Griffith University, Gold Coast, he moved to Melbourne where he received his PhD in writing from Deakin University. He has worked as street performer, researcher, proofreader, and has taught writing and literature at universities in Australia, China, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. He lives with his wife Penelope and son Jasper. His books include The New Angel and Eyes in Times of War.
