Education
Miami University.
Miami University.
After graduating from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, he was a regional manager for Kinko, in charge of 11 stores in three states before moving to Penang, Malaysia where he lived for 21 years and taught creative writing at Universiti Sains Malaysia. He also taught creative writing at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. He is the author of a collection of short stories set in Malaysia (, Master in Public Health Group, 2008), a collection of creative nonfiction (, Master in Public Health, 2009), and a travel book (, Editions Didier Millet, 2011).
Named as one of the “50 Expats You Should Know in Malaysia” by Expatriate Lifestyle magazine (January 2010), Robert Raymer’s short stories and articles have appeared in many publications including The Literary Review, London Magazine, Thema, Descant, The Writer and Reader’s Digest.
One story from has been used for the Cambridge International Examinations and others have been taught in Malaysian universities, private colleges and Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia literature in secondary schools, as well as in a high school in Canada. He was the editor of Silverfish New Writings 4.
Three of his novels have been “short-list” finalists in the 2009 and 2011 Faulkner-Wisdom Novel Competition. He has a son Zaini from a previous marriage who is featured in, now studying in Kuala Lumpur.