ABOUT ME
Kathleen Foxx: creator, editor, and literary agent.
✨ Kathleen is OPEN for NONFICTION ONLY at this time.✨
✨For fiction (and nonfiction) authors, she’ll re-open to queries on January 5, 2026✨
If you’ve been referred, please follow the instructions provided by your referrer.
In early 2023, Kat joined The Rights Factory in Toronto in an editorial assistant role on her path to becoming a literary agent. She brings writing, editing, executive management, and administrative experience to her role, in addition to having a fabulous team of experienced agents behind her, furthering her ability to combine two of her biggest passions: storytelling and helping others succeed.
Before dipping her toes into the literary world, Kat began a career in executive management in the hotel and tourism industry, but it left her creativity begging for attention. She spent time living and travelling in Brazil and around the U.S. as well as living in western and northern Canada for fifteen years before returning to her roots in southern Ontario in 2019. She’s since become a freelance fiction editor, host and producer of the #badasswriters podcast, previous audio editor for The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast, and co-founder/organizer/host of the first moodboard pitch event on Twitter, #MoodPitch (no longer operating). She’s also proofread for a Canadian indie press. Kat is the previous Primary Co-chair of Editors Canada Hamilton-Halton and International Rep for Crime Writers of Canada, both in 2022-23. She’s heavily engaged in the online writing community, mostly on Instagram these days.
Other than the above-mentioned things (and obviously reading!), Kat enjoys travelling, photography, creative cooking, hiking, and spending summers in Ontario’s beautiful cottage country. She’s a proud mom of five kids. A romantic to her core, she considers herself mostly country with a bit of big city splash, and is convinced her old soul resides somewhere in old world Europe. She’s studying European Portuguese and loves a good glass of red.
Kat is now building her list of exceptionally talented authors! See her current client list here. She’s dedicated, professional, and an advocate and cheerleader for others. Recently, in true Kat fashion, she began hosting a client portal for her literary clients, providing a private space for camaraderie, connection, and inspiration with many beneficial apps for her TeamKat siblings to learn, grow, share, and thrive! Want to be a part of the team? See her manuscript wish list for details on what categories, genres, and elements she’s seeking!
(Image Credit: Layne Beckner)
NEWS!
I’ve decided to open for NONFICTION QUERIES ONLY, and for a limited time; as soon as I reach about 100 queries, I’ll be closing again. I’ll be reopening fully as of January 5, 2026 and will close intermittently (roughly every 300 queries received) to ensure I can go through them in a reasonable amount of time.
Note that I will no longer be able to respond to each and every query; if you don’t hear from me by 12 weeks, feel free to nudge. If you don’t hear from me another 4 weeks after that, please consider it a pass.
NEW!
Did you know I’m also a freelance professional editor? I’ve been trying to ramp up my social media presence lately as I know I’ve been lacking (it’s so time-consuming!), and some posts I share or collaborate with my editorial account because it’s all connected in terms of being helpful to writers. Probably the most helpful posts are my #WordcraftWednesdays and #FoundationalFridays. The former focuses on line-level advice and the latter is for big-picture elements. I’m starting to upload wee videos of these slides/carousels to my You Tube channel (Foxx Editorial) to offer just a bit more advice than in the social media posts, so if that sounds like it might be helpful to you, check it out here. Don’t forget to like and subscribe if you want to see more! For now, it’ll just be #WordcraftWednesdays but I’m thinking I’ll likely add a #FoundationalFridays playlist as well. It’s bite-sized advice to help writers improve their writing and storytelling skills.
(You can also check out the original posts on her Literary Kat and Foxx Editorial IG, FB, and Threads!)
INTERVIEW: I was recently interviewed by Katrina Couch for her Substack. Read the full interview here to find out more about what makes me excited to find new clients, the realities of querying and self-publishing, and my advice for authors!
CONFERENCE UPDATES: Unfortunately, I have decided to cancel my attendance at American conferences for the foreseeable future. Given the current political climate and state of civil unrest in America, which seems to be worsening on nearly a daily basis the longer Trump is in office, I am not comfortable crossing into America at this time when my location and citizenship will be publicly known. I also personally know of some Canadians in various areas of America (including Florida, where I was headed for one conference) who have been wintering there for years and have now had friends and neighbours turn on them, bullying and targeting them simply for being Canadian because of Trump’s ridiculous notion that he can snap his fingers and annex Canada. In addition to concerns for my safety and wellbeing, I don’t wish to economically support a country that is attempting to take over our own, at least as much as I can help it. This has been a very distressing time for me as I’ve been deciding what to do because I don’t want to disappoint anyone, but I must prioritize my safety and peace of mind and that of my spouse and five young kids.
I do hope things get better in the USA so that Canadians and other foreigners can visit without feeling unsafe. With Trump at the helm, that is very unlikely. Perhaps when his term is up, and provided none of his minions have slithered into his place, I’ll be back doing in-person conferences in America. It’s rather unfortunate that he’s negatively impacting so many lives, relationships, and businesses, and please know that this is nothing personal against any authors who were looking forward to connecting with me!
Want to know what kinds of things I look for in opening pages? Check out this post on my editorial site, Foxx Editorial!
So far, I’ve confirmed my attendance at several conferences in 2025, both in person and online. Here’s where you can meet up with me:
JANUARY
24th – Jericho Writers Agent Critiques: Query, Synopsis, First 5pgs
FEBRUARY
8th – San Diego Writing Workshop (online), taking pitches
28th – Jericho Writers Agent Critiques: Query, Synopsis, First 5pgs
MARCH
28th -Jericho Writers Agent Critiques: Query, Synopsis, First 5pgs
APRIL
5th – Toronto Writer’s Conference (in person), taking pitches, panel participation
MAY
3rd – Detroit Writer’s Conference (in person), taking pitches, panel participation
14th-18th – Sleuthfest, St. Petersburg, FL (in person), taking pitches, providing critiques, panel participation
AUGUST
21st-24th – Killer Nashville (in person), taking pitches, participating in agent roundtables and panels, providing critiques
SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2025 – there are some plans in the works, but nothing has been confirmed yet. Stay tuned for more news about conferences!
I attended the 2024 Killer Nashville International Writers Conference again this year. I also had a bit more time to explore Nashville and surrounding areas, and it’s beautiful! I’ll be heading back again next year and can’t wait! This conference will always hold a special place in my heart as will Clay Stafford, its founder and host, because attending it in 2023 helped kick-start my agenting career and it’s where I met one of my first clients, Kathryn Caraway!
Friday outfit! 
Kat in downtown Nashville at Pearl’s Summer Spritz fruit truck! 
Kat at Luke Bryan’s rooftop bar 
2024 Killer Nashville Awards Dinner 
2024 Killer Nashville Awards Dinner 
Shine ‘n’ Wine Shindig 
Parthenon 
Parthenon 
Grand Ol’ Oprey 
All Snazzed Up for the Awards Dinner! 
Saturday Outfit! 
Sunday Outfit!
✨ D E A L N E W S !!! ✨
In my second deal of the year (and since I began agenting less than a year ago), I’m stoked to announce that my client Nicole’s MOM BRAIN has been acquired in a two-book deal by Harper Muse! This is a joint deal between me and my mentor and The Rights Factory CEO, Sam Hiyate.
✨ D E A L N E W S !!! ✨
I’m SO THRILLED to share my very first deal announcement! So proud of you, Emily!
So far, I’ve confirmed my attendance at several conferences in 2024, both in-person and online. Here’s where you can meet up with me:
FEBRUARY
10th – Boston Writer’s Conference (online), taking pitches
17th – Southern California Writer’s Conference (online), providing online critiques
APRIL
5th – Buffalo Writer’s Conference (in-person), taking pitches, panel participation
MAY
11th – Ohio Writer’s Conference (online), taking pitches
1st – Pittsburgh Writer’s Conference (online), taking pitches
AUGUST
22-25 – Killer Nashville (in-person), taking pitches, participating in agent roundtables and panels, providing critiques
SEPTEMBER
25-29 – Sleuthfest, St. Petersburg, FL (in-person), taking pitches, participating in pitch tank and agent roundtables, providing critiques
As of Tuesday, October 3, 2023, Kat is *officially open to queries* through Query Manager. You can submit your query and related materials to her here.
She’s also on the Manuscript Wishlist website at https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/kathleen-foxx/
The official announcement is out! What timing, too—on her birthday!
BEST. BIRTHDAY. EVER.
Kat recently joined David Gwinn for an interview and review of an author’s query and opening page on his Thriller 101 podcast. *Of course* the episode aired on Kat’s birthday 🤩, so she got to share that with the writing community that day, as well as her literary agent and first client signing announcements. Check it out here! >>> Thriller 101
Kat attended the 2023 Killer Nashville international writers conference from Aug 17-20! She critiqued a ton of first two pages, did ten agent roundtables to provide constructive feedback in small groups, and spoke on three panels and one breakout session. It was an incredible experience and a fantastic way to get her feet wet and meet some talented authors!
The TSNOTYAW crowd at Parnassus Books! 
Kat, writer Hannah, agent Cece 
Hannah and Kat 
Kat about to go to the Killer Nashville awards dinner! 
The Killer Nasvhille 2023 awards dinner program 
The Killer Nashville Awards dinner – 1 
The Killer Nashville Awards dinner – 2 
Lovely friends at the awards dinner! 
Kat giving a speech on never giving up: patience, persistence, and perseverance. 
Kat outfit 1 
Cece and Kat 
Cece, Kat, and publisher Alex Brown 
Kat answering questions on a panel 
Kat Sunday outfit
Kat keeps her editing and agenting clients separate to avoid a conflict of interest.
This means she’s unable to offer representation on a full manuscript she’s been hired to edit, and she would never charge an author client to edit their manuscript.
That said, if you’ve hired her for critiques of your query, synopsis, or opening pages, you are more than welcome to query her with the same project.
MORE INFO AND CONTACT DETAILS
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