He Said / She Said (Kelly) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—1976
• Where—Essex, England, UK
• Education—B.A. Warwick University
• Currently—London, England


Erin Kelly is a bestselling British author living in London, England. Born in 1976, she grew up in Essex and studied English at Warwick University. After graduation, she worked as a journalist and continues to freelance, writing over the years for The Daily Mail, Psychologies, Red, and Look, as well as for Elle, Marie Claire, and Glamour.

Her first novel The Poison Tree (2009) became a major ITV drama and Richard & Judy bestseller; it was also longlisted for the 2011 CWA John Creasy Award. She followed that initial success with The Sick Rose (2011), The Burning Air (2013) and The Ties That Bind (2014) — all of which attained wide acclaim and were translated into 19 languages. In 2014, Kelly wrote the novelization of the award-winning TV series, Broadchurch. (Sadly, she never met the series star David Tennant.)

Kelly also teaches writing. Since 2014 she has been a course tutor for Curtis Brown Creative, where four of her students have gone on to achieve six-figure book deals and others have found agents. She regularly runs courses for Guardian Masterclasses and Swanwick Writers School; she also gives lectures and runs workshops at literary festivals throughout the UK.

Kelly lives in north London with her husband and daughters. (Adapted from various online sources.)