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ERIN
ENTRADA
KELLY
Author of books for children & young adults
New York Times Bestseller | Newbery Medalist | Newbery Honoree | National Book Award Finalist | APALA Children's Literature Award
YOUNG READERS
Books
MIDDLE GRADE
YOUNG ADULT
ABOUT
Erin Entrada Kelly has received numerous awards and recognition for her work, including the 2018 Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe, a 2021 Newbery Honor for We Dream of Space, the 2023 NAIBA Book of the Year Award for Those Kids From Fawn Creek, 2017 APALA Award for The Land of Forgotten Girls, and the 2016 Golden Kite Honor Award for Blackbird Fly, among many other honors. In 2024,The First State of Being was a finalist for the National Book Award.
She is also the author and illustrator of Marisol Rainey and Felix Powell, stand-alone stories for younger readers.
Before becoming a children's author, Erin worked as a journalist and magazine editor in her home state of Louisiana. She received numerous awards from the Louisiana Press Association and the Associated Press for community service journalism, feature writing, and editing. She has published more than thirty short stories and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Philippines Free Press Award for Short Fiction.
Erin has a bachelor's degree in women's studies and liberal arts from McNeese State University and an MFA in fiction from Rosemont College. She lives in Delaware and teaches in the MFAC program at Hamline University.
About
FAVORITES
Animal: Dog
Beatle: George
Snack: Cookies
Star Trek Captain: Kirk
Candy: Mike & Ike
Place: The library
Colors: Red and yellow
Filipino Food: Pancit canton
TV Show: The Twilight Zone with Rod Serling
Video Game: What Remains of Edith Finch
Movies: Poltergeist, Aliens, Predator, The Thing, Repeat Performance
Books: Hurricane Child by Kacen Callendar, When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri, The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay
For Teachers
FOR TEACHERS
Erin has visited schools around the world. Her presentations are fun, dynamic, and interactive. No two presentations are the same. Her goal is to ignite curiosity, imagination, and a love of storytelling. Sometimes she builds stories with students. Sometimes they invent characters together. Sometimes she shares her writing process. Interacting with young readers is one of Erin's favorite parts of being an author.
In-person and virtual visits are available. For more information, contact The Author Village.
SCHOOL VISITS
Interviews