Bio
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| Collin Kelley (Self-Portrait, 2023) |
Collin Kelley is the author of the poetry collections Wonder & Wreckage: New & Selected Poems (Poetry Atlanta Press), Midnight in a Perfect World (Sibling Rivalry Press), Better To Travel (Poetry Atlanta Press), HalfLife Crisis: A Spoken Word Album (Perry Playhouse), Slow To Burn (Seven Kitchens Press), After the Poison (Finishing Line Press) and Render (Sibling Rivalry Press), chosen by the American Library Association for its 2014 Over the Rainbow Book List.
He is also the author of The Venus Trilogy of novels – Conquering Venus, Remain In Light, and Leaving Paris – also published by Sibling Rivalry Press. Remain In Light was the runner-up for the 2013 Georgia Author of the Year Award in Fiction and a 2012 finalist for the Townsend Prize for Fiction. Kelley is also the author of the short story collection, Kiss Shot (Amazon Kindle
Exclusive).
A recipient of the Georgia Author of the Year Award and Deep South Writers Award, Kelley’s poetry, reviews, essays, and interviews have appeared in magazines, journals, and anthologies around the
world. With Karen Head, he co-edited Mother Mary Comes To Me: A Pop Culture Poetry Anthology (Madville Publishing), which was named a 2022 Book All Georgians Should Read by Georgia Center for the Book.
Kelley's archive is part of the Georgia State University Library Special Collections Repository, comprising more than 40 years' worth of his papers, books, journalism, and ephemera.
Kelley and Megan Volpert will co-edit White Winged Doves: A Stevie Nicks Poetry Anthology set to be published by Madville Publishing in 2026.
