Kel Schmutz writes YA Fantasy and speculative fiction with a touch of romance. Influenced by a lifelong love of classic fairy tales and folklore, she is particularly interested in magic as a metaphor for reality. She loves reading horror novels, romance manhwa, and fairy tale anthologies, and is always on the hunt for stories that feature the strange or inexplicable.
Kel is a developmental editor with Sit Write Here's Path to Publication. Her story A Charmed Life was selected as a finalist for the WOW! Women on Writing Spring 2024 flash fiction contest. You can read her interview with WOW! Women on Writing here.
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