About
Bio
Kelly Ann Ellis lives and writes in Houston, TX. She holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Houston, where she currently teaches. A member of Poets in the Loop, she is the co-founder of hotpoet, a literary nonprofit and small press that publishes the online journal, Equinox, for which Ellis serves as managing editor. Her work has been included in several juried poetry festivals and has appeared in various journals and anthologies. Her collaborative cinepoems have been featured in the REELpoetry Festival for three years running, and her poetry was showcased in the Houston Fringe Festival in 2019. Her fiction placed 2nd in The Short Story Show's 2020 contest and was re-released in a “best-of” podcast in 2021. Ellis was twice nominated in 2020 for a Pushcart prize, and in 2023 Lamar University Literary Press published her poetry collection, The Hungry Ghost Diner.
My Craft
I write both poetry and prose as a means for self-reflection, creative expression, and human connection.
My Audience
My goal is to produce work that resonates with both personal and universal experiences. Your feedback lets me know if I am achieving this goal. Please come to a reading or signing event and share your impressions and ideas.