Erin Entrada Kelly

Erin Entrada Kelly (born September 5, 1977) is an American writer, who is best known for writing stories, but also writes true stories. [1][2]She got many awards, but the most famous ones are the John Newbery Medal, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and the National Book Award. [3]She is half Filipino and grew up in Louisiana.[1]

Career

Kelly taught writing and children’s literature at Rosemont College and Hamline University. [1]In college, she studied women's studies and liberal arts at McNeese State University. [1]She then studied creative writing from Rosemont College. [1]Kelly always wanted to be a writer since she was a child. [1]She wrote her first story at age eight. [1]She worked as a journalist, editor, copy editor, and book publisher for many years while writing in her free time. [1]Kelly won the Newbery Medal in 2018. [1]After, she started writing everyday.[1]

Books

Kelly has written 19 books: [4]

  • Hello, Universe
  • We Dream of Space
  • Blackbird Fly
  • Lalani of the Distant Sea
  • The First State of Being
  • At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom
  • You Go First
  • The Land of Forgotten Girls
  • Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey
  • Those Kids from Fawn Creek
  • The Last Resort
  • Surely Surely Marisol Rainey
  • On Again, Awkward Again
  • Your Turn Marisol Rainey
  • Felix Powell, Boy Dog
  • Only Only Marisol Rainey
  • Onward: 16 Climate Fiction Short Stories to Inspire Hope
  • Hola, Universo
  • The Second Life of Snap

She has also written and drawn books for younger readers with her Marisol Rainey series.[1]

Awards

Kelly has gotten many awards, but some of the most important awards are the John Newbery Medal, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and the National Book Award. [3]She won the 2018 John Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe. [5]Kelly also won the 2025 John Newbery Medal for The First State of Being. [3]We Dream of Space is a Newbery Honor book. [3]Kelly also won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for The Land of Forgotten Girls in 2017 and Blackbird Fly in 2016. [3]Kelly was also a National Book Award Finalist in 2024 for The First State of Being.[3]




References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Erin Entrada Kelly | Biography, Books, & Family | Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  2. ↑ "About The Author". NewsBank. 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Author Book Awards". school.teachingbooks.net. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  4. ↑ "TeachingBooks | Erin Entrada Kelly". school.teachingbooks.net. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  5. ↑ "Rosemont College Professor Wins the John Newbery Medal From the American Library Association". Women in Academia Report. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
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