Kellie is a children’s author, editor, presenter, and freelance writer with a BA degree in Literature. She has 7 picture books released now and two more non-fiction books on the way with a Top 10 USA publisher, Sourcebooks. Kellie has a literary agent in the USA and has presented at schools, public libraries, early learning centres, and literary festivals around Queensland.

Kellie’s first picture book, Cloud Conductor, was released by Wombat Books in 2018, while picture books Evie is all Ears (Little Pink Dog Books) and One Remarkable Reef (State Library of Queensland) came out in late 2020. One Remarkable Reef was shortlisted in the Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards 2021.

Picture book Yes! No. (Little Pink Dog Books) published in May 2021 and This is NOT a Book! (EK Books) was released in June 2021. Kellie’s next picture book, How Do You Love?: The 5 Ways We Show We Care was released by Macmillan USA in 2022, plus she had a picture book, Something Special, commissioned by a Florida, USA public library organisation in 2023. 

Kellie has written a series of 20 early reader books for an educational publisher in China and edited and re-written another series of 52 early readers for the same firm. She wrote a picture book for a Sydney school, as well as numerous stories for companies that provide tools for teachers. Plus, Kellie has a junior fiction novel due out in Australia in 2025.

Kellie has been a full-time writer for over 11 years now and has written thousands of articles and all sorts of other pieces of content for marketing agencies, charities, government organisations, businesses, and individuals around the world. Her work has been used by magazines, the National Health Service in the UK, Barnardo’s Children’s Charity, MYOB, St. George Bank, Optus, Sheridan, Bridgestone Tyres, and many more.

Kellie was chosen as an Artist in Residence for four months at The Crows Nest on the Sunshine Coast in 2019, and received a mentorship with an established U.S. author in 2018 as part of the annual Writing with the Stars mentorship program. She has also received multiple writing grants from her local council. Kellie has reviewed and blogged about many dozens of children's books, and was a judge for the Just Write for Kids 'Pitch It!' writing competition for two years. Kellie mentors other authors and is regularly hired to critique manuscripts as well as ghostwrite, edit, and consult on books for other people.

During her career, Kellie has also worked in the publishing industry in Australia, in both the editorial and sales departments of major firms, including Pan Macmillan. Kellie's career also includes time spent in marketing and PR roles and in business as an e-commerce store founder. She understands the writer's life from all angles!

Kellie is available to present entertaining and informative talks and workshops to children and adults around the country. She can speak at preschools, schools, literary events, libraries, etc., on a variety of topics, including making a living as a writer. She adapts her presentations to fit in with the Australian Curriculum and can tailor presentations according to the needs of the audience and organisation.