M. W. Kelly

Kelly became hooked on science after Neil Armstrong took an epic stroll one Saturday evening in July 1969. He later served as a submarine officer based in Scotland and New England. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Bryant University, and Swinburne University. After leaving the Navy, he spent two decades teaching college physics and astronomy.

A member of RMFW and the Hawaiʻi Writers Guild, Kelly loves reading and writing mind-expanding science fiction. He launched the Lost in the Multiverse series in 2019, which include the novels Mauna Kea Rising and Elle: The Naked Singularity. His articles and short stories have appeared in Pilot Mag, the Torrid Literature Review, and Latitudes. His short story Farragut’s Gambit appeared in the anthology 20,000 Leagues Remembered. In 2019, he was named runner-up for the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Award. He lives in Colorado and blogs about science and writing at mwkelly.com. He can also be found on twitter @mwkelly2001.