About Kellie Kennedy

Kellie has never been very good at talking about herself, she likes to let her characters talk for her but we were able to sit her down and get a few words about who she is, what she likes and why she writes what she does. So here it is.

Kellie was born in London and moved to Derby in her 20’s after a year of dating her now husband. They got married in Jamaica with their nearest and dearest around them. Unfortunately Kellie then had to spend her first Christmas as a wife in Germany when her father was taken ill on holiday.

There have been a lot of ups and downs in Kellie’s life and some might even make it into her books. She had been writing since she was a child and was a voracious reader but didn’t get in to fantasy and romance until she was a teenager. She remembers the day she picked up a copy of Dragonsong by Anne Maccfrey when she was 14, the book was nestled in the book cases of her aunt's spare room and from that day forth she has read as much as she could.

Now she has started completing the stories in her head and is publishing them ready for everyone to read. Going Home this Christmas was the first book she published independently and she has spent the years after that learning from that experience and is now ready to publish her next book and the first in a series.

So come in and explore Kellie’s books. She loves to hear from her readers as well so get in touch about anything.

Illustrated portrait of Kellie Kennedy reading in a candlelit library, with a teacup and writing journal beside her

Life

1985

I was Born

1986

My Little Sister Born

1987

My Next Little Sister Born

3 girls in one house lead to a lot of fun and arguments

1990

5 am wake up

Sitting on the sofa watching cartoons with Dad when he came home work

1991

Budding Artist

Parents picked out my rendition of Van Goh’s starry night without me saying which was mine. Very happy moment.

1995

Mum died

Worst time of my young life

2009

Graduated

Graduated from UEL with a degree in Digital Arts and Animation

2011

Moved to Derby

Moved from Essex to Derby

2015

Married

Married my soul mate in an intimate wedding in Jamaica. It was a dream come true.

2016

First Child

Welcomed our little boy into the world. It was the happiest moment and the most painful of my life.

2016

Second Child

Welcomes our little girl into the world. At 10.4lb she was even more painful then her brother but our family was complete.

December 2016

Going Home This Christmas Released

Released my first book Going Home This Christmas and then spent the next few years learning from it getting ready for the next release

September 2026

Hint of Nutmeg Released

Releasing my second book A Hint of Nutmeg in September

October 2026

Back to Uni

Decided to do a second degree and signed up to start in October. So very excited to be doing this.