Kelly Steed's Publishing Credits
Kelly Steed Professional Bio:
Kelly Steed was born in Detroit, MI in 1965. She received the D. A. R. Good Citizen Award while a senior at St. Clement High School Centerline, MI. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in U.S. History, Secondary Education Curriculum, from Northern Michigan University 1989. Her 1984 Maggie Mae House jacket from Halverson Hall and photo are part of the Bearmier Heritage Center's permanent collection at Northern Michigan University. She completed two Personal Enrichment Courses at Macomb Community College in Warren, MI: Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights 1995 and Copy Editing Techniques in 1996. Kelly completed the Microsoft Tutorials for Word, Excel and Power Point in 2004 but has yet to take the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification exams.
Kelly is a published poet, freelancer and novelist concentrating mainly on Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror) both adult and YA. Her first novel Stasis was co-authored by childhood friend Colleen Elliott. Stasis is a hard science fiction/horror novel about the dangers of cryonics technology. PublishAmerica, Inc. published Stasis as a Trade Paperback in 2001. As of November 13th, 2006, Stasis has been taken out-of-print at the request of the authors with all rights returned. It will be revised and submitted to a new publisher.
In February 2001, she
received an Honorable Mention in the Rotten Romance Contest sponsored by Hutton
Publications. She was a finalist in the Creative Journal "Writing
is..." Contest for May/June 2001.
Kelly was the Featured Author for April 2002 at Anthologies Online and the Artist of the Month (Poet) on Jassmin.com for May 2002. She was quoted in the article "What Really Scares You? Horror Authors Reveal Their Fears" By Joseph W. Miles. Miles was the fiction editor for Deviant Minds Magazine. The article appeared in the October 2003 issue and is no longer archived on the web.
Kelly is a member of the Military Order of the Cooties, a Lifetime Member of the V. F. W. Auxiliary, a Distinguished Member of the International Society of Poets, and a former member of The National Author's Registry (1997). In 2007 she co-founded the Marion County Fiction Writers (OH) along with historical romance author Judi Thoman and a member of the Mid-Ohio Writers Association. Her Biography has been published by Marquis Who's Who in the following volumes:
Marquis Who’s Who In The Midwest 1998/1999 26th Edition
Marquis Who’s Who In America Millennium Edition
Marquis Who’s Who In America 2001 55th Edition
Marquis Who’s Who In America 2002 56th Edition
Marquis Who’s Who In America 2003 57th Edition
Marquis Who’s Who In America 2004 58th Edition
Marquis Who’s Who of American Women 1999-2000 21st Edition
Marquis Who's Who of American Women 2005-2006 25th Silver Anniversary Edition
Kelly is the writer/publisher of the Kelly Steed, Speculative Fiction Author Newsletter a monthly publication, which she started in 2003. Subscription information and archives can be found at the following: Subscribe. She also has a writer's blog found here:
In 2007, she founded O.B.I.T. the Ohio Battlefield Investigative Team ghost hunters specializing in military hauntings. She will be writing about the team's findings. In 2008, she was a guest on the Paranormal Divas Radio Show.
Interviews Archived on The Net:
DeSilva's News Interview December 2004
Kelly's Publication Credits
Novels:
Stasis co-authored by Colleen Elliott was published by PublishAmerica Inc, from 2001-2006. Stasis is currently out-of-print and the authors have recovered their rights. The novel will be revised and placed with a new publisher.
Awards & Honors:
Stasis, 2nd Place First Page Contest, G.E. Pierce Communications, published in The Best of 1997
Nominated in the Preditors & Editors Reader's Poll for Best Print/Electronic Novel Published in 2001
Honorable Mention in The Book Review Cafe's Best Author Award for her work on Stasis in 2002
Nonfiction Anthologies:
"Yorktown 1981, Barefoot, Pregnant and In Camp", an essay about male chauvinism in Revolutionary War Reenacting, was awarded the Accomplishment of Merit certificate in 1997 by the Board of Judges, Creative Arts & Science Enterprises and was published in their Echoes of Destiny anthology (Creative Arts & Science Enterprises, 1998). This volume also contains poems written by others.
“Pining” about a ghostly cat was published in Haunted Encounters Real-life Stories of Supernatural Experiences (Atriad Press, 2003).
DARE TO BE PUBLISHED: 50 Authors Help You Write, Market and PUBLISH in the New Century by Dallas Hodder Franklin (Sell Writing Online, March 2004). This eBook came as a free PDF download and contained interviews with 50 authors including Speculative Fiction Author KELLY STEED. This volume appears to be out-of-print as Dallas has pulled her website.
"Fiber Optic Hamster" about the after death appearance of Jolly, Kelly's Hamster, was published in Haunted Encounters: Personal Stories of Departed Pets (Atriad Press April, 2004).
"As the Millennium Turned" about the visit of a deceased friend on the eve of the Millennium was accepted in January 2002 for publication in the anthology Spiritual Visitations compiled by Heather Froeschl, The QuillDipper. Heather signed with Zumaya Publications in April 2005. Spiritual Visitations release date is 2008.
Magazine & eZine Publications:
Haiku, The Poet's Corner Fall 1996
Haiku, The Poet's Corner Volume 5 No. 3 , 1996
"Who's Been Walking On My Bed?", about Kelly's husband Richard's astral projection scaring her in the middle of the night was published in the August 2001 issue of FATE Magazine under their True Mystical Experiences column.
"Bedside Vigil For the Saved" published in FATE Magazine in the January-February 2002 issue tells the tale of the after death visit of Kelly's grandmother on a night Kelly nearly lost her own life. It was published under the column My Proof of Survival.
"He Did It To Me Again!" published in April 2003 in FATE Magazine under the True Mystical Experiences column. It is a follow up to "Whose Been Walking On My Bed?", which appeared in their August 2001 issue detailing another of Richard's nocturnal frights.
Haiku, In Buddha's Temple Magazine March-April 2002
"Near-Death Flyby," about seeing a neighbor passing over after she'd perished in a fire in our apartment building, FATE Magazine, July 2003 under the My Proof of Survival column.
Writing on the Run Tip of the Week eZine published Kelly's tip “Travel the World With Post Cards” in their May 15, 2005 issue.
"Comforting Mommy," about Wallace coming back to comfort Kelly after his sudden death, FATE Magazine, July 2005 under the My Proof of Survival column.
Columns:
As of 2003, Kelly has become a regular contributor to the Question of the Month column for Write What You Know and to A Reader Writes column for Writer Advice.
Poetry Anthologies:
Childhood's Trauma , Tomorrow Never Knows, 1995
Asleep In Our Beds, Poetic Voices of America, Fall 1995
Sin of Silence, Best Poems of 1996
Richard, Best Poems of 1997
Snowfall's Dread, America at the Millennium, 2000
Full Circle, Jassmine.com 2002
William , Treasured Poems of America, Summer 1996, Jassmine.com 2002
Love Letter, Jassmine.com 2002
Dear Leslie, A Light In The Window Ezine, August 8, 2002 Edition, published by Jassmine.com
Kelly Steed, Speculative Fiction Author Newsletter
