Erin Entrada Kelly

Erin Entrada Kelly
Kelly at the 2024 National Book Awards finalist reading
Born
Hays, Kansas, U.S.
EducationMcNeese State University (BA)
Rosemont College (MFA)
OccupationWriter
Known for

Erin Entrada Kelly is an American writer of children's literature. She was awarded the 2018 John Newbery Medal by the Association for Library Service to Children for her third novel Hello, Universe. She won the award a second time in 2025 for her novel The First State of Being.

Kelly also received a 2021 Newbery Honor for We Dream of Space and the Award for Children's Literature from the Asian Pacific Librarians Association for her second novel The Land of Forgotten Girls.

Her books are national and New York Times bestsellers and have been translated into many languages.

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