Storytime with Kelly Carey 10am

Join us for our weekly Saturday Storytime with Kelly! Storytime will run for about 30 minutes and will be geared towards ages 3-6.

About Kelly:

Kelly Carey is an award-winning children’s fiction author from New England. Her debut picture book, How Long Is Forever? (Charlesbridge), illustrated by Qing Zhuang, received a glowing review from Kirkus and was named a MUST READ by the Mass Center for the Book. For over a decade, her fiction stories have been published in Highlights for Children, Clubhouse Jr., and Girls’ World. Kelly is a graduate of The Institute of Children’s Literature, and a member of the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She founded Pondside Pages  and is the proud co-founder of the blog 24 Carrot Writing. Kelly is represented by Sharon Belcastro of the Belcastro Agency.  

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 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 conducts workshops on How to Become a Children's Writer for adults and Story Engineer classes for young writers.