Eric Philbrook Kelly (March 16, 1884 – January 3, 1960) was an American journalist, academic and author of children's books.
He won the 1929 Newbery Medal recognizing his first published book, The Trumpeter of Krakow, as the preceding year's most distinguished contribution to American children's literature.
In May 1919, Kelly was shipped across Germany to the newly recognised state of Poland in a closed boxcar along with the Polish troops.
Kelly served as an instructor of American Literature and Institutions in the Department of English Philology under Prof. Roman Dybowski.
In 1943–1945, Kelly worked for the US State Department taking care of Polish refugees in León, Guanajuato, Mexico.