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Kelly Esparza

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Mystery, Young Adult, Poetry

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Kelly Esparza is an editor and writer who holds BAs in English and Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. Her short fiction, essays, and poems have been published in various literary journals and anthologies. In 2021, she received a Pushcart Prize nomination for her YA fantasy short story, "Destiny Says," and her YA romantic short story, "Take the Jump," made it on the longlist for Voyage YA Journal's Anthology Contest.

She has a new poetry chapbook, A SPOONIE'S GUIDE TO SELF-ACCEPTANCE, out now (Bottlecap Press, 2025)! Buy it here: https://bottlecap.press/products/aspo...

For novels, she writes mystery novels with romantic subplots and sometimes incorporates the paranormal as a subgenre for teens and adults.

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	Byline Legacies by Jaime Dill (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lizzie Thornton (Editor), Carol Beth Anderson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.67 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Spoonie's Guide to Self-Acceptance 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World as Seen Through My Eyes: A Book of Poetry & Prose it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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My new poetry chapbook is on Goodreads!

My new poetry chapbook, A SPOONIE's GUIDE TO SELF-ACCEPTANCE, published by Bottlecap Press is on Goodreads now!

I would very much love for you to add my book to your "want to read" lists and/or leave a review to generate hype for this book!

Add it here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243690452-a-spoonie-s-guide-to-self-acceptance

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