Carole Kelly

Carole lived in NZ and the UK before settling in Australia.  

Her early careers have included window dressing, debt collection and working for the civil service in England. Carole first began counselling with The Samaritans in the 1970s.  

After returning to her country of birth, New Zealand she pursued a career as a complementary therapist focusing on remedial massage, reiki and medical herbalism.  

In Australia, Carole extended her allied health practice, moving into grief & trauma and relationship counselling, and completed a Master's in Counselling & Applied Psychotherapy.  

Carole has been writing for most of her life. Her first published work is 'Cerelia', a dystopian post-holocaust fiction, which is included in the anthology 'The Four Season Project', released in 2022. 

Carole's other published works are:  

• 'Food is Love', published in 'Leaving Home and Other Stories'(2023)  
• 'Bride', published in 'Soulmate Syndrome: Box Full of Darkness'(2024)'After The Storm', published in 'Scallywag Country and Other Stories' (2024)  
• 'Respect', published in 'Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies' (2024)  

Carole is one of the judges for The Aurealis Awards 2024, in the Horror Short Story category.