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Jill Kelly

Director of Literary Programs

Jill Kelly is a writer, painter, editor, and coach. Her first memoir, Sober Truths: The Making of an Honest Woman, was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. She is the author of a second memoir, Candy Girl: How I Gave up Sugar and Created a Sweeter Life between Meals (2016) and a series of e-books on self-editing for writers. Her published fiction includes two thrillers, an unconventional romance, and two literary novels. She is at work on a third thriller and a first poetry collection. Three of her books have been purchased by Audible for audio books for which she did the reading. She writes two blogs and publishes a monthly newsletter on creativity. Jill lives in Portland, Oregon, with four cats, many books, and two easels.