Ted Kelsey is a writer who lives in Peekskill, a city in New York's Hudson Valley.

He is the author of the fairytale fantasy OLGA, the 2016 Novel of the Year by the Underground Book Reviews, and SHASHA AND WALLY WATSON VS THE FAKER, awarded the Gold Seal for Excellence in Independent Fiction by AIA.

His work for young readers has been praised for its imagination, suspense and humor.

He has been a teacher for over 15 years, and his articles on international education and culture differences have been published in Metropolis and English Teaching Professional magazines.