Kelly Coon

YA author Kelly Coon has been a high school English teacher, an ice-cream scooper, an ACT test prep book author, a cheerleader, and a wicked karaoke master, though not necessarily in that order.

Kelly adores giving female characters the chance to flex their muscles and use their brains, and wishes that all stories got the happy ending she’s living with her three sons, dashingly handsome husband, and a rescue pup who likes to stretch out on the dining room table.

Her debut YA fantasy, Gravemaidens, (Delacorte, Fall 2019) recounts a battle between two sisters: Kammani, a healer who wants to save the king so her sister isn’t buried alive to be his Netherworld queen, and Nanaea, who longs for the honor of being the king’s bride.

Stay up to date on the fierce females inspiring Kelly’s next story here.