​RB Kelly is a science fiction author and film theorist. Her debut novel, The Edge of Heaven, is published by NewCon Press and was shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award and the ESFS Award for Best Written Work of Fiction. The sequel, On The Brink, was released in May 2022, also  from NewCon Press.

She's been writing since she was old enough to hold a pen, published since 2003, and teaching other writers since 2013. The R is for Rachael - she doesn't have a middle name. 

Rachael's short stories can be found in publications from around the world, including The Best of British Science Fiction, Aurealis, and Andromeda Spaceways Magazine. She has a PhD in film theory and her doctoral thesis, Mark Antony And Popular Culture, was published by IB Tauris in 2014. (It's not a good idea to get her talking about toga epics unless you happen to have a spare couple of hours.) She lives with her husband and children outside Belfast, Northern Ireland.

​With Robert JE Simpson, Rachael runs CinePunked, an organisation that aims to bridge the gap between film academia and film fandom, through podcasts, publications and live events.

She is represented by John Jarrold.