Kelly Applegate (kellyapplegate)

Kelly has been writing since she was tall enough to hit the keys on a manual typewriter. Two of her poems, Religion and Redemption, have been previously published and other works have appeared in a variety of independent magazines and newsletters, and the now defunct Yahoo Voices. “Unavailable” was her first novel-length book, followed by “Second Best Fantasy,” both published under the pseudonym Angela Kelly with JMS Books, LLC. Kelly has also published academically with libraryjournal.com, ariadne.ac.uk, and Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. She holds both a Master's degree in Library & Information Science and a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Illinois. She resides in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains near Pittsburgh with her wife Cindy and their furry kids, Bella & Ruby.