Glyn O'Malley was born in Providence and grew up in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
He was Associate Producer for the English Speaking Theatre of Vienna for 12 years and the former Literary Director for the Edward Albee Foundation.
He was a Guest Artist or Visiting Professor at a wide range of institutions nationwide, including: Harvard University, Austin Peay State University, Sarah Lawrence College, North Carolina School of the Arts, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, The Juilliard School among others.
O'Malley was a Member of The Dramatist Guild of America, and The Freedom-to-Write Committee, PEN American.
He was nominated for PEN American's 2004 'Newman's Own First Amendment Award' for Paradise, and honored for this at a Master's Tea by Yale University.