Rob McIvor

Rob McIvor began his writing career reviewing albums for a music magazine before moving into business journalism and, later, corporate and political affairs.

His debut novel, What Goes on Tour, is published in May 2026, after being longlisted for both the 2023 Exeter Novel Award and the JBA Debut Writers Over 50 Award. Some of his short stories, including Children of the Moon, which won the inaugural TL;DR Herd Flash competition in 2020, are reproduced on his eponymous website.

Rob is an experienced touring and long-distance cyclist and has completed the prestigious Paris-Brest-Paris and London-Edinburgh-London endurance events several times. He has also been a director of both the London Cycling Campaign and Audax UK, the governing body for endurance cycling in the UK.

Originally from Lancashire, he lives in Blackheath, south-east London.