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Kelly Barnhill


(Kelly Regan Barnhill)
USA flag (b.1973)

Kelly Barnhill is an author, teacher and mom. She wrote THE WITCH'S BOY, IRON HEARTED VIOLET, THE MOSTLY TRUE STORY OF JACK and many, many short stories. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her three brilliant children, architect husband, and emotionally-unstable dog.
 

Awards: Mythopoeic (2023), Newbery (2017)  see all

Genres: Fantasy, Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
 
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Books containing stories by Kelly Barnhill
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The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 (2020)
(Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, book 6)
edited by
John Joseph Adams and Diana Gabaldon
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Worlds Seen in Passing (2018)
Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction
edited by
Irene Gallo

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Awards
2023 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature : The Ogress and the Orphans
2017 Newbery Medal : The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Award nominations
2024 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Crane Husband
2024 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Crane Husband
2024 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Crane Husband
2023 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (nominee) : When Women Were Dragons
2023 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : When Women Were Dragons
2022 National Book Award for Young People's Literature (shortlist) : The Ogress and the Orphans
2022 Dragon Award for Best Alternate History Novel (nominee) : When Women Were Dragons
2017 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : The Girl Who Drank the Moon
2017 Andre Norton Award (nominee) : The Girl Who Drank the Moon
2013 Andre Norton Award (nominee) : Iron Hearted Violet


Kelly Barnhill recommends
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Liberty's Daughter (2023)
Naomi Kritzer
"Be astonished. I love Kritizer's work, and I always will."
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Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods (2022)
Catherynne M Valente
"Valente takes us on a wild journey through the absurd, the mundane, the outlandish, the silly, and the strange, often turning us on our heads. I loved every speck of it."
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Hollow Chest (2021)
Brita Sandstrom
"I read this book breathlessly, ardently, my heart thumping in my chest. Brita Sandstrom has woven a story stitched through with hope and terror and longing. At its center is the utter audacity of love - how we hang on even when we are broken, and how we must never let go. A lovely, moving debut."

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