Penny Kiley

Music writing and life writing
Journalist, Memoirist, Non-fiction writer
Available for:
Editing, Media, Proofreading

I began my writing career as Melody Maker’s Liverpool correspondent and token punk rocker. In recent years I’ve focused on life writing through a blog, memoir and other material.

Memoir Atypical Girl to be published by Polygon on 5 February 2026.

Music writing

Life writing