M. W. Kelly

Biography

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. His debut novel, Mauna Kea Rising came out in 2019 and his articles and short stories have appeared in Pilot Mag, the Torrid Literature Review, and Latitudes.