Nancy Joie Wilkie worked for more than thirty years in both the biotechnology industry and as part of the federal government's biodefense effort. She served as a project manager, providing oversight for the development of many new products. Now retired, she composes original music, plays a variety of instruments, and has recorded and released many of her original compositions.

She has also created a series of greeting cards displaying her artwork and photographs. Her cards and prints can be viewed on her website: www.mindsights.net.

The River Keeper and Other Tales is her third collection of stories. She released Seven Sides of Self in November 2019 and Faraway and Forever in July 2023; both collections were published by She Writes Press. She is currently working on more science fiction novelettes. She resides in Brookeville, Maryland.