Author Bio

Apart from times overseas, Ray Keipert lived in various Sydney suburbs prior to retiring north with his wife Léonie in 2013. After joining his local University of the Third Age Writers’ group, Ray was motivated to write short stories and poems, contributing to the group’s book publication project. A number of his short stories have received awards in literary competitions, including second place in 148 entries.

In 2020 Ray co-published an edition of 20 fictional short stories, Life’s Winners... and a Few Losers, followed by the 2021 publication of five longer stories in Five in the Quiver. Some of these were sequels to events and characters in his first book. In 2023, he published A Hand of Aces, two novellas in the one volume.

Inspired by the lure of creative writing, Ray continues to plan and prepare further books.