Kelly Ansara has worked in the publishing industry for nearly 15 years, having worked her way up from behind the counter at a bookshop through various departments in some of South Africa’s biggest publishing houses. Currently, she is the Sales Manager of the Independent Publishers and Local Publishing lists at Jonathan Ball Publishers. She has degrees in both journalism and creative writing, and a Master’s in publishing (based on her thesis ‘Redefining “Chick-Lit” and Women’s Publishing within Trade Publishing in South Africa’). She is based in Johannesburg with her husband and son.