Kellye Garrett
1978
Kellye Garrett is an American author of suspense mysteries who debuted her writing career with the novel “Hollywood Homicide” in 2017. The novel went on to receive critical acclaim, starred reviews from the likes of Library Journal and Publishers Weekly, and numerous award nominations. She won the Best Debut Mystery at the 2018 Lefty Awards and was nominated for a Barry and Agatha Award in the same year. Kellye loves to refer to herself as a recovering TV writer turned author, having spent the best part of eight years as a script writer for “Cold Case” in Hollywood. Many people were always surprised to learn that she was one of the writers of the CBS drama, a job that involved brainstorming how to kill. Before becoming a script writer she had worked at a magazine as editor having graduated from Florida A&M with a degree in magazine writing, and later from the USC Film School with an MFA in screenwriting. In addition to her writing endeavors she also serves as the Publicity Liaison for the Sisters in Crime Board of Directors. She lives in New Jersey from where she commutes every day to Manhattan, where she works for one of the major media companies.