AuthorFest is thrilled to welcome Kelly Carey, who will be visiting Greenwood’s kindergarteners on Tuesday, March 22nd!
Kelly Carey is an award winning children’s fiction author from New England. Her fiction stories have been published for over a decade in Highlights for Children, Clubhouse Jr., and Girls’ World. Her debut picture book, How Long Is Forever?, illustrated by Qing Zhuang, released by Charlesbridge in the spring of 2020 received a glowing review from Kirkus and was named a MUST READ by the Mass Center for the Book.
Kelly is a graduate of The Institute of Children’s Literature and an active member of the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She belongs to The Writers’ Loft in Sherborn, MA and is the proud co-founder of the blog 24 Carrot Writing (www.24carrotwriting.com). She has participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Storystorm, ReFoReMo (Reading for Research Month) and Julie Hedlund’s 12x12 Picture Book Challenge. She has attended the New England SCBWI Spring Conference on many occasions, participated in SCBWI’s Agent/Editor Day, SCBWI Encore, and the Whispering Pines Writing Retreat. Kelly's received the Higher Goals Award from the Evangelical Press Association in 2008, 2009 and 2015.
Kelly holds a BA from Fairfield University in English and Communication. She worked for The Travelers Insurance Company and Tufts Health Plan before becoming a full-time writer. She recently spent five years working as a substitute teacher at Memorial Elementary School in Upton and currently conducts workshops on How to Become a Children's Writer for adults and Story Engineer classes for young writers.
Kelly lives in Massachusetts. Learn more about Kelly and her writing at www.kcareywrites.com.
