Hello, I’m Cordelia Kelly. I’ve been a lawyer and journalist in past lives, but finally settled on writing stories and drawing illustrations after all that. I’m the the author of YA paranormal series The Port of Lost Souls, The Well of Souls having been released in April 2024, as well as YA fantasy novel The Sibyl and the Thief, released in September 2024. Several of my short stories were published in horror anthologies, including “Herbalista” in Prairie Witch and “Dare to Survive” in Dark & Stormy. I’ve also released a collection of horror shorts called Then She Said Hush, including award-winning post-apocalyptic story “Unfreeze.”

I am currently working on the next books in the Port of Lost Souls series and a spooky middle-grade novel Poisonberry.

I have a deep love of cheesy teen horror books from the ’90s, so much so that my sister and I read every single one of R. L. Stine’s Fear Street novels and recapped them all. It was a work of love. We blogged our recaps at Shadyside Snark, check it out if you’re feeling nostalgic, or are really into ’90s horror. For all of my book recommendations, please check out my Instagram account @cordeliakellyauthor.