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{{Short description|Irish science fiction author}}
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{{AFC comment|1=This is close but most of the coverage is interviews... [[User:WikiOriginal-9|<span style="color: blue">'''''~WikiOriginal-9~'''''</span>]] ([[User talk:WikiOriginal-9|<span style="color: blue">'''talk'''</span>]]) 21:26, 17 November 2023 (UTC)}}

{{AFC comment|1=I added some additional sources (see footnotes 4,8,9). Her book ''Edge of Heaven'' is certainly notable so I strongly suggest an article about the book but almost all the other sources are [[WP:primary|primary]] so cannot be used to establish notability for her. [[User:S0091|S0091]] ([[User talk:S0091|talk]]) 16:48, 16 November 2023 (UTC)}}

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RB Kelly (born 1979.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2016-08-27 |title=Visions of a bleak future in Rachael's fantasy world |language=en-GB |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/visions-of-a-bleak-future-in-rachaels-fantasy-world/34998710.html |access-date=2023-11-17 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>) is a [[Northern Irish]] [[science fiction]] writer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Out of this world: magic realism in Irish fiction |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/out-of-this-world-magic-realism-in-irish-fiction-1.2877997 |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Reviews - Moylan: 145 |url=https://www.depauw.edu/sfs/review_essays/moylan145.html |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.depauw.edu}}</ref> from [[Belfast]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |date=2016-07-06 |title=Sci-fi writer mines native Belfast in dystopian debut |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2016/0706/800571-rb-kewly-explores-21st-century-dystopia-in-debut-novel/ |journal=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |language=en}}</ref>. Her debut novel ''Edge of Heaven'' was a winner of the Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |title=Aspiring novelists chosen for Novel Fair 2014 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/aspiring-novelists-chosen-for-novel-fair-2014-1.1672078 |access-date=2023-11-17 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> and shortlisted for the 2021 [[Arthur C. Clarke Award|Arthur C Clarke Award]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=locusmag |date=2021-06-30 |title=2021 Clarke Award Shortlist |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/06/2021-clarke-award-shortlist/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Books |first=Five |title=The Best Science Fiction of 2021: The Arthur C Clarke Award Shortlist |url=https://fivebooks.com/best-books/the-best-science-fiction-of-2021-the-arthur-c-clarke-award-shortlist-tom-hunter/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Five Books |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Six debuts shortlisted for Arthur C Clarke Award |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/six-debuts-shortlisted-arthur-c-clarke-award-1267127 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Addictic |title=Prix Arthur C. Clarke 2021 : les finalistes |url=https://www.actusf.com/detail-d-un-article/prix-arthur-c-clarke-2021-les-finalistes |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=ActuSF - Site sur l'actualité de l'imaginaire |language=fr}}</ref> and the 2022 European Science Fiction Association Award for Best Written Work of Fiction<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=locusmag |date=2022-03-22 |title=2022 ESFS Awards Nominations |url=https://locusmag.com/2022/03/2022-esfs-awards-nominations/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US}}</ref>. The sequel, ''On The Brink'', was longlisted for the [[BSFA]] [[BSFA Award for Best Novel|Award for Best Novel]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vote for the BSFA Awards |url=https://www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-longlist |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.bsfa.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Hubble |first=Nick |date=2023-01-30 |title=Some Thoughts on the Longlist for BSFA Best Novel Award |url=https://prospectiveculture.wordpress.com/2023/01/30/some-thoughts-on-the-longlist-for-bsfa-best-novel-award/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Prospective Cultures |language=en}}</ref>
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{{Short description|Irish science fiction author}}
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RB Kelly (born 1979<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2016-08-27 |title=Visions of a bleak future in Rachael's fantasy world |language=en-GB |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/visions-of-a-bleak-future-in-rachaels-fantasy-world/34998710.html |access-date=2023-11-17 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>) is a [[Northern Irish]] [[science fiction]] writer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Out of this world: magic realism in Irish fiction |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/out-of-this-world-magic-realism-in-irish-fiction-1.2877997 |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Reviews - Moylan: 145 |url=https://www.depauw.edu/sfs/review_essays/moylan145.html |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.depauw.edu}}</ref> from [[Belfast]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |date=2016-07-06 |title=Sci-fi writer mines native Belfast in dystopian debut |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2016/0706/800571-rb-kewly-explores-21st-century-dystopia-in-debut-novel/ |journal=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |language=en}}</ref>. Her debut novel ''Edge of Heaven'' was a winner of the Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |title=Aspiring novelists chosen for Novel Fair 2014 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/aspiring-novelists-chosen-for-novel-fair-2014-1.1672078 |access-date=2023-11-17 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> and shortlisted for the 2021 [[Arthur C. Clarke Award|Arthur C Clarke Award]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=locusmag |date=2021-06-30 |title=2021 Clarke Award Shortlist |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/06/2021-clarke-award-shortlist/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Books |first=Five |title=The Best Science Fiction of 2021: The Arthur C Clarke Award Shortlist |url=https://fivebooks.com/best-books/the-best-science-fiction-of-2021-the-arthur-c-clarke-award-shortlist-tom-hunter/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Five Books |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Six debuts shortlisted for Arthur C Clarke Award |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/six-debuts-shortlisted-arthur-c-clarke-award-1267127 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Addictic |title=Prix Arthur C. Clarke 2021 : les finalistes |url=https://www.actusf.com/detail-d-un-article/prix-arthur-c-clarke-2021-les-finalistes |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=ActuSF - Site sur l'actualité de l'imaginaire |language=fr}}</ref> and the 2022 European Science Fiction Association Award for Best Written Work of Fiction<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=locusmag |date=2022-03-22 |title=2022 ESFS Awards Nominations |url=https://locusmag.com/2022/03/2022-esfs-awards-nominations/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US}}</ref>. The sequel, ''On The Brink'', was longlisted for the [[BSFA]] [[BSFA Award for Best Novel|Award for Best Novel]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vote for the BSFA Awards |url=https://www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-longlist |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.bsfa.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Hubble |first=Nick |date=2023-01-30 |title=Some Thoughts on the Longlist for BSFA Best Novel Award |url=https://prospectiveculture.wordpress.com/2023/01/30/some-thoughts-on-the-longlist-for-bsfa-best-novel-award/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Prospective Cultures |language=en}}</ref>.


Kelly attended [[Methodist College Belfast]]<ref name=":0" /> and [[Ulster University]], where she completed a degree in [[Media studies|Media Studies]] and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in [[film theory]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Power |first=Ed |title=Fantasy fiction: From the edge of heaven to the gates of hell |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/fantasy-fiction-from-the-edge-of-heaven-to-the-gates-of-hell-1.2713918 |access-date=2023-11-16 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>. Her non-fiction book, ''Mark Antony and Popular Culture'', was drawn from her doctoral research<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=seanfeeny |date=2014-06-25 |title=International authors gather in Gaoth Dobhair for writing retreat |url=https://donegalnews.com/international-authors-gather-in-gaoth-dobhair-for-writing-retreat/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Donegal News |language=en-US}}</ref>. From 2020 to 2023, she was a judge, with [[Lucy Caldwell]], of the [[Mairtín Crawford]] Award for Short Stories<ref>{{Cite news |title=Irish booksellers boosted by An Post deal and reopening of key wholesale supplier |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/irish-booksellers-boosted-by-an-post-deal-and-reopening-of-key-wholesale-supplier-1.4236075 |access-date=2023-11-17 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Entertainment.ie |title=Award Presentation: Mairtín Crawford Award For Short Story 2022 at Crescent Arts Centre - 13th June 2022 |url=https://entertainment.ie/events/event/show-antrim/crescent-arts-centre/award-presentation-mairtin-crawford-award-for-short-story-2022/all-20526/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Entertainment.ie |language=en}}</ref>.
Kelly attended [[Methodist College Belfast]]<ref name=":0" /> and [[Ulster University]], where she completed a degree in [[Media studies|Media Studies]] and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in [[film theory]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Power |first=Ed |title=Fantasy fiction: From the edge of heaven to the gates of hell |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/fantasy-fiction-from-the-edge-of-heaven-to-the-gates-of-hell-1.2713918 |access-date=2023-11-16 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>. Her non-fiction book, ''Mark Antony and Popular Culture'', was drawn from her doctoral research<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=seanfeeny |date=2014-06-25 |title=International authors gather in Gaoth Dobhair for writing retreat |url=https://donegalnews.com/international-authors-gather-in-gaoth-dobhair-for-writing-retreat/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Donegal News |language=en-US}}</ref>. From 2020 to 2023, she was a judge, with [[Lucy Caldwell]], of the [[Mairtín Crawford]] Award for Short Stories<ref>{{Cite news |title=Irish booksellers boosted by An Post deal and reopening of key wholesale supplier |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/irish-booksellers-boosted-by-an-post-deal-and-reopening-of-key-wholesale-supplier-1.4236075 |access-date=2023-11-17 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Entertainment.ie |title=Award Presentation: Mairtín Crawford Award For Short Story 2022 at Crescent Arts Centre - 13th June 2022 |url=https://entertainment.ie/events/event/show-antrim/crescent-arts-centre/award-presentation-mairtin-crawford-award-for-short-story-2022/all-20526/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Entertainment.ie |language=en}}</ref>.
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Revision as of 19:41, 19 November 2023

  • Comment: We need more reliable sources about the subject, not just reviews of the subject's work. Please add those in before submitting again. Kind regards, Spinster300 (talk) 18:34, 21 October 2023 (UTC).

RB Kelly (born 1979.[1]) is a Northern Irish science fiction writer[2][3] from Belfast[4]. Her debut novel Edge of Heaven was a winner of the Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair[5] and shortlisted for the 2021 Arthur C Clarke Award[6][7][8][9] and the 2022 European Science Fiction Association Award for Best Written Work of Fiction[10]. The sequel, On The Brink, was longlisted for the BSFA Award for Best Novel[11][12]

Kelly attended Methodist College Belfast[1] and Ulster University, where she completed a degree in Media Studies and a Ph.D. in film theory[13]. Her non-fiction book, Mark Antony and Popular Culture, was drawn from her doctoral research[14]. From 2020 to 2023, she was a judge, with Lucy Caldwell, of the Mairtín Crawford Award for Short Stories[15][16].

Bibliography

Novels

Non-fiction

  • Mark Antony and Popular Culture: Masculinity and the Construction of an Icon (2014 - as Rachael Kelly)

Awards

Won

  • The Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair (2014): Edge of Heaven[5]
  • The Orange Northern Woman Short Story Award (2003): Long Anna River[14]

Nominations

References

  1. ^ a b "Visions of a bleak future in Rachael's fantasy world". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2016-08-27. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. ^ "Out of this world: magic realism in Irish fiction". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. ^ "Reviews - Moylan: 145". www.depauw.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  4. ^ a b "Sci-fi writer mines native Belfast in dystopian debut". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2016-07-06.
  5. ^ a b "Aspiring novelists chosen for Novel Fair 2014". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  6. ^ a b locusmag (2021-06-30). "2021 Clarke Award Shortlist". Locus Online. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  7. ^ a b c Books, Five. "The Best Science Fiction of 2021: The Arthur C Clarke Award Shortlist". Five Books. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  8. ^ a b "Six debuts shortlisted for Arthur C Clarke Award". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  9. ^ Addictic. "Prix Arthur C. Clarke 2021 : les finalistes". ActuSF - Site sur l'actualité de l'imaginaire (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  10. ^ a b locusmag (2022-03-22). "2022 ESFS Awards Nominations". Locus Online. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  11. ^ "Vote for the BSFA Awards". www.bsfa.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  12. ^ a b Hubble, Nick (2023-01-30). "Some Thoughts on the Longlist for BSFA Best Novel Award". Prospective Cultures. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  13. ^ a b Power, Ed. "Fantasy fiction: From the edge of heaven to the gates of hell". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  14. ^ a b seanfeeny (2014-06-25). "International authors gather in Gaoth Dobhair for writing retreat". Donegal News. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  15. ^ "Irish booksellers boosted by An Post deal and reopening of key wholesale supplier". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  16. ^ Entertainment.ie. "Award Presentation: Mairtín Crawford Award For Short Story 2022 at Crescent Arts Centre - 13th June 2022". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  17. ^ "First Flush". Books Ireland (368): 47–57. 2016. ISSN 0376-6039.
  18. ^ Howard, John (2017). "Review of Edge of Heaven". The Green Book: Writings on Irish Gothic, Supernatural and Fantastic Literature (9): 92–94. ISSN 2009-6089. JSTOR 48536145.
  19. ^ O'Hanlon, Ellis (2016-09-26). "Sci-Fi: Edge Of Heaven by RB Kelly". Independent.ie. ProQuest 1822754074. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  20. ^ "RB Kelly moves to JJLA". Bookbrunch. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-17.