Josephine Greenland was born in Eskilstuna, Sweden, to Swedish and British parents. She moved to the UK to study English in Exeter, followed by an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham and a PGCE in Secondary English in Edinburgh. After living and teaching abroad in Thailand, Scotland, Austria and Spain, Josephine returned to the UK to pursue a PhD in creative writing at UEA in Norwich, where she has now lived for two and a half years.

Her first novel, Embers, was published in 2021, with a new edition being released by Stairwell Books in 2026. Wolf Hour is her second novel, inspired by the woods, wildlife and hunting culture in her home region in Sweden. She is currently working on her third novel for her PhD thesis.

When not writing, she can be found running marathons, at the gym, on her yoga mat, training kung fu, in the wilds hiking, playing her violin or headbanging at a metal festival, or sipping herbal tea.