Pryor spent most of his childhood in Geelong and later moved to Melbourne, where he attended university. He worked in a variety of jobs, including truck driver, multimedia developer, and secondary school English teacher. Most of his science fiction has appeared in Aurealis, of which he has been associate editor. He has also written children's fiction which appeared in Contagious, Puffinalia, Pursuit and Touchdown. His novels have received many awards.
(Source: Adapted from The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, ed. Paul Collins (1998): 143, and from the author's website).