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Kelley Skovron

Author of fantasy and horror fiction for kids, teens, and adults

Covers for books by Holly Black, Neil Gaiman, Carmen Maria Machado, Catriona Ward, Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans

5 deliciously dark horror novels that are more sad than scary

Over on Shepard, I was asked to pick a theme and list five of my favorite books on that theme. Here is the result! https://shepherd.com/best-books/deliciously-dark-horror-novels-that-are-more-sad-t

A girl, Jinx, holds a camera to the viewer, with a mysterious and ghostly shape reflected in the lens

What Is Horror

As Scholastic Press and I gear up for the February release of No Filter, my new horror novel for kids, I have been thinking a lot about what horror means to me. The genre is one of the more difficult ones to pin down. Sure, sci-fi and fantasy have some

GI JOE Classified: Revenge of the Ninja!

GI JOE Classified: Revenge of the Ninja!

The second installment in my GI Joe series for kids features Scarlett as the protagonist. Writing her was an unexpectedly meaningful and emotional experience for me, and I'm so excited to see this book finally making its way into the world. In addition to folks from the previous

Cover Reveal: NO FILTER

Cover Reveal: NO FILTER

From the author of The Ghost of Drowned Meadow comes another haunted tale that's as touching as it terrifying. Janessa "Jinx" McCormick loves photography because it’s like real life, except she can make it perfect. She never takes selfies because she doesn’t want to

The Ghost of Drowned Meadow

The Ghost of Drowned Meadow

The Ghost of Drowned Meadow Coming this September: From Kelley Skovron comes a ghostly mystery that explores the little-known history of Nazi indoctrination camps in the United States. “It started off small. Just a dripping outside my window.” When Morgan witnesses some eerie happenings in her family’s new house,

GI JOE Classified, a series for kids

GI JOE Classified, a series for kids

A book for readers young and old, coming this July from Amulet Books, Hasbro Inc… and me! When Stan’s mom gets the job offer of a lifetime at a cutting-edge tech company, Stan packs his bags and exchanges Chicago for Springfield, home to the secretive tech behemoth, DeCobray Industries

The Wizard of Eventide

The Wizard of Eventide

The cover launch for The Wizard of Eventide, the final book in The Goddess War trilogy! It’s it a beauty? Magali Villeneuve has once again graced my books with her mighty talent. Not only is it gorgeous by itself, but when you put all three books together, they tell

Gutter Mage: The Character Sketch

Gutter Mage: The Character Sketch

Sometimes a publisher asks for your input on a cover, and sometimes they do not. It’s nice when they do, but they are not obligated. So when my editor said they were thinking of putting Roz on the cover and asked if I had any visual descriptions beyond what’

Gutter Mage, coming Sept 21st

Gutter Mage, coming Sept 21st

You can call her mercenary, detective, archanist, or asshole. Just don’t call her… GUTTER MAGE In a kingdom where magic fuels everything from street lamps to horseless carriages, the mage guilds of Penador wield power equal to the king himself. So when Lord Edmund’s infant son is kidnapped

Hope and Red: The Serialized Podcast

Hope and Red: The Serialized Podcast

Anyway, it’s been a while since I talked about Hope and Red, but I have some exciting news. Years ago, I recorded the audiobook for my swashbuckling kung fu pirate romance novel. Now as some of you know, once upon a time before the Age of Smartphones, I was

Cover Reveal: The Hacker’s Key

Cover Reveal: The Hacker’s Key

I’m pleased to share more good news, which recently appeared in Publisher’s Weekly: Zachary Clark at Scholastic has bought The Hacker’s Key, a middle grade debut by Jon Skovron (the Empire of Storms trilogy; The Ranger of Marzanna). Pitched as Alex Rider meets Ally Carter, the novel