Jane Kelley
Jane Kelley studied theater at Northwestern University. That training helps her really get inside her characters, whether they are tweens, ghosts, or curmudgeonly African gray parrots. Her first book, NATURE GIRL (Random House) was praised for its narrator’s humorous voice. She has since published many other novels, including THE DESPERATE ADVENTURES OF ZENO & ALYA (Feiwel & Friends), which was named a CCBC’s Best New Books of 2014. She loves learning new things and has thoroughly enjoyed writing dozens of non-fiction books, including a biography of underwater explorer Max Nohl (Wisconsin Historical Society Press). After raising her daughter in Brooklyn, she now lives near a magical woods in Wisconsin with her husband and fellow collaborator on the family musical GRACE AND THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, based on her novel by the same name. That musical will be produced by Imagination U at Northwestern University, where her creative journey began.
Represented by Linda Pratt.