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Kelly Walker Edwards is an Asbury Park native and the author of eight books of memoirs, poetry, prose and short stories, published under her trademark Narrative Nips®.
Press kit
Everything you need to write about Kelly.
Approved biographies at three lengths, a headshot, cover art, and a short list of details that are commonly mistaken. Take what you need — no permission required for editorial use.
Last updated · Questions: narrativenips@gmail.com
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The headshot and the 50-word bio.
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At a glance
- Name
- Kelly Walker Edwards
- Imprint
- Narrative Nips® LLC
- Books published
- Eight, since 2019
- Hometown
- Asbury Park native · lives in New Jersey
- Genres
- Memoirs, poetry, prose, short stories
- Contact
- narrativenips@gmail.com
Biographies
Three approved lengths. Use whichever fits — all three are current and cleared for publication.
Short · 51 words
Kelly Walker Edwards is a native of Asbury Park, New Jersey and the author of eight books. She began writing to honor her grandmother, Hazel Walker, and publishes under her trademark Narrative Nips® — short stories, poems and prose you can take in one sitting. Now retired, she writes full time.
Full · 146 words
Kelly Walker Edwards is the author of eight books, including the five-star-reviewed memoir Now Is the Acceptable Time. She is a native of Asbury Park, New Jersey, with a career background in corporate communications and technology education.
An avid reader since childhood, Kelly began her writing career to honor the life and legacy of her beloved grandmother, Hazel Walker — born in Virginia, a Harlem resident during the Renaissance, who later settled in Asbury Park after a summer job as a domestic at the shore.
Now retired, Kelly devotes her time to writing stories that matter — including her Narrative Nips® volumes of short stories, poems and prose — to reading, and to activities with family and friends. Her most recent memoir is Joy Is Not Always Joyful, a personal account of her paternal family. Her latest book is Narrative Nips, Volume Six.
Noted details to closely review
Not corrections to anyone in particular — these are simply the five details worth a second look.
Narrative Nips® is registered, not pending.
Please set it with the ® symbol — it is a registered United States trademark, not a pending one, so the unregistered-trademark symbol is incorrect. The company is Narrative Nips® LLC.
The Narrative Nips® volumes are AI-narrated.
Their audiobook editions use Amazon’s AI narration format, so please do not credit that narration to Kelly.
She is an Asbury Park native, not a current resident.
She was born and raised in Asbury Park and writes about it constantly, but makes her home elsewhere in New Jersey today. “Asbury Park native” is always correct.
Book club visits are virtual, and selective.
She joins reading groups by video and accepts a limited number. Please do not announce any appearance that has not been arranged with her directly.
Stories Matter!!! — three exclamation marks.
It is her own styling and it is deliberate. Not one, not two, and not an ellipsis.
Images
Cleared for editorial use with credit to Narrative Nips® LLC. Sizes are listed honestly. The headshot prints to about five by seven inches and every cover to about three by five. Larger originals are available on request: email narrativenips@gmail.com and say what you need and by when.
Cover art — click any cover to download
Now Is the Acceptable Time1003 × 1642
Joy Is Not Always Joyful1000 × 1500
Volume One1000 × 1500
Volume Two1000 × 1500
Volume Three1000 × 1500
Volume Four1000 × 1499
Volume Five1000 × 1499
Volume Six · newest1000 × 1499
Selected coverage
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· Television
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· Print
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· Video
Kelly reads from Volume Six, filmed by the Asbury Park Press ↗
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· Print
Reading and signing at the Asbury Park Public Library — Asbury Park Sun ↗ · The Coaster ↗
Interviews & bookings
Kelly is available for interviews, readings and panel appearances, and joins book clubs virtually. Email is the fastest route — she answers it herself.