Kathryn Willms (she/her) is an associate agent at The Rights Factory, representing adult non-fiction and select adult fiction. Kathryn has over 12 years of professional writing, editing, and management experience. Since 2017, she has run Kwill Communications, an editorial firm specializing in educational and academic work. Prior to this, she was vice-president and senior editor at Colborne Communications, and publisher of the hybrid Iguana Books. She holds an MA in English from the University of Calgary and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

SEEKING: Kathryn is currently focused on building her nonfiction list in narrative nonfiction, cultural and social investigations, history, sports, nature/environmental topics, lifestyle, and food and drink. However, as a generalist who simply likes “good books”—and great stories—she’s open to a variety of genres. She is particularly interested in manuscripts with a unique voice, topic, or point of view that change or challenge the way we see the world, and she is actively seeking authors whose voices have traditionally been under-represented in publishing. The books that most capture her enthusiasm are ambitious, unconventional, and joyous.