Ms. Kelley is an award-winning, published, and produced playwright, including projects for the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago and Lincoln Center in New York.  Honors include: TCG Candidate for Playwriting, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, 2004-05, Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference nomination, 2004, The Chesterfield Writer’s Film Project, Paramount Studios, finalist, 2004; 3 children’s plays commissions for Unibooks, Seoul, Korea, 2004; ACT Theatre/Seattle Repertory Nomination for Women’s Playwright Festival, 2003, Ovation Awards Nominated Production, Los Angeles (HOW KINTU BECAME A MAN) 2003,Williams College Playwright-in-Residence, 2003 Stalwart Originality, Williamstown, Massachusetts, Peace Maker of the Year Award, The Peace Museum and Ben & Jerry’s Ice cream (Health Works Theatre commissioned violence prevention play),Prop Thtr New Plays Festival (HE, SHE & MY WHITE MAMA and BUS BOYZ),Best Original Writing Nomination (HOOCHIE MAMA), Black Theatre Alliance.