Maria Kelson: The Long Road From Draft to Book Deal
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Maria Kelson writes crime fiction, speculative stories, and poetry. She won the Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Crime Fiction Writers of Color from Sisters in Crime for her first mystery novel, coming out from Crooked Lane Books in Fall 2024, and her short stories appear in\\xa0Lightspeed,\\xa0About Place Journal, and\\xa0strandmag.com. Her two poetry collections with University of Arizona Press (as Maria Melendez) have been finalists for the International Latino Book Award, PEN America, and Colorado Book Award.
More: https://mariakelson.com/
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