Kenneth Gasmier grew up in the wheatbelt and country towns of Western Australia, including Bunbury. A former teacher and gold miner, he has also worked for the Library, University of Western Australia, and been the music librarian at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts (Edith Cowan University).
Gasmier's short stories have been published in Australian literary journals, and he is a reviewer of the arts and music for newspapers.