Tori Kelley, Ph.D. is represented by Joyce Sweeney, The Seymour Agency
People tell me I light up when talking about writing. I have to agree.
AWARDS:
Tori Kelley’s manuscript, HEADBANGER, was chosen for a 2016 SCBWI Florida RISING KITE award, taking second place in the young adult category.
WRITING AFFLIATIONS:
Vermont College of Fine Arts, Writing for Children and Young Adults Alumnx (July 2022)
Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Member since 2012
Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Member since 2019
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Member since 2023
WOW (West Orlando Writers) Critique Group Founder, Leader
CAT Writers Group, Founder, Member
PUBLICATIONS
Reading on the Highway: How Reading Young Adult and Middle Grade Novels about Trauma Can Change Our Brains through Neuroplasticity by Linking Readers through Sensory Details, Creating New Healing Pathways by Tori Leigh Kelley. Advisor: Linda Urban Fall, 2021. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children & Young Adults Program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Treating Depression with Taekwondo. Advisor: Kitty Eeltink Winter 2005. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Barry University.
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