Erin Entrada Kelly

US · b. 1977

2 award wins·1 shortlist appearance

Award History

Award	Year	Book	Status
Newbery Medal	2025	The First State of Being	Winner
National Book Award for Young People's Literature	2024	The First State of Being	Shortlist
Newbery Medal	2018	Hello, Universe	Winner

Award-Winning Books

Shortlist
The First State of Being
Erin Entrada KellyNational Book Award for Young People's Literature
Winner
Hello, Universe
Erin Entrada KellyNewbery Medal

About Erin Entrada Kelly

Erin Entrada Kelly is an American children's author of Filipino heritage born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1977. She has won the Newbery Medal twice—for *Hello, Universe* (2018) and for *The First State of Being* (2025). She is also a Newbery Honor recipient for *We Dream of Space*. She teaches at Rosemont College in Pennsylvania.