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ERIN
ENTRADA
KELLY

Author of books for children & young adults

New York Times Bestseller | Two-Time Newbery Medalist |
Newbery Honoree | National Book Award Finalist |
APALA Children's Literature Award

MIDDLE GRADE

YOUNG ADULT

YOUNG READERS

Books
About

ABOUT

Short Bio

 

Erin Entrada Kelly is a two-time Newbery Medalist and National Book Award Finalist whose work has been translated into more than dozen languages. She is a New York Times-bestselling author and teaches in the Master's Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Hamline University. She lives in Delaware.​

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Complete Bio

Erin Entrada Kelly has received numerous awards and recognition for her work, including the 2025 Newbery Medal for The First State of Being, 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, and 2017 APALA Award for The Land of Forgotten Girls, among many other honors. She is also a National Book Award Finalist and author/illustrator of Marisol Rainey and Felix Powell, stand-alone stories for younger readers. Her books are New York Times bestsellers.

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.
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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
MoviesPoltergeist, Aliens, Predator, The Thing, Repeat Performance
BooksHurricane 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.

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In-person and virtual visits are available. For more information, contact The Author Village.

SCHOOL VISITS

Interviews

INTERVIEWS