photo by Edmund Shelby

Anne Shelby grew up in Southeastern Kentucky and now lives in Clay County, Kentucky, in a house that has been in her family for generations.

She holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from St. Andrews Presbyterian College and the University of Kentucky.

 Her husband is journalist Edmund Shelby. Their son is writer and storyteller

Graham Shelby.

Anne is represented by literary agent Deborah Carter at

Muse Literary Management.