Erin Entrada Kelly is an award–winning American writer of children's literature. She was awarded the Newbery Medal for her novel, Hello, Universe, and a Newbery Honor for her book, We Dream of Space. Kelly's other books include Those Kids from Fawn Creek, Lelani of the Distant Sea, Blackbird Fly, The First State of Being and more books for younger readers. Before becoming a children's author, Erin received numerous awards working as a journalist and magazine editor. She is a professor of children's literature in the graduate fiction and publishing programs at Rosemont College and is on the faculty at Hamline University. She lives in Delaware.