Kathleen Foxx is the owner and editor of Foxx Editorial, offering a variety of editing services for fiction projects as well as critiques for query packages. She is also a literary agent at The Rights Factory in Toronto, representing clients worldwide. Kat has also previously proofread books for Rising Action Publishing Collective, a Canadian traditional independent publisher based out of Toronto. She’s heavily involved in the writing community and posts daily writing questions under #kfoxxdaily. She’s also the host of the #badasswriters podcast, the former audio editor for The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast, and a founder and organizer/host of #MoodPitch, a biannual pitch + moodboard event (currently on indefinite hiatus). Additionally, she’s previously been the International Rep on the Board of Directors for Crime Writers of Canada (2022-23) and the Primary Co-chair for the Hamilton-Halton branch of Editors Canada (2022-23).
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She writes novels in genres such as domestic/psychological thriller, gothic thriller, action/adventure, and romcom and has several flash fiction pieces published in various online literary magazines/sites. She also has a second-place flash piece in Glittery Literary’s first anthology and an honourary mention in their second anthology.
Kat was recently promoted to Assistant Literary Agent at The Rights Factory, a fabulous literary agency based in Toronto, Ontario, where she was previously an editorial assistant, learning from the immensely creative and insightful agents there. It’s important to note that she will never ask a literary client to pay for editing services (this is a huge red flag in agents!) and, to avoid a conflict of interest, she is unable to offer representation on manuscripts she has previously been hired as an editor to work on. That said, if you’ve worked with her on a manuscript but have a new manuscript to query that she has not been paid to assess or edit, you are welcome to query her with it (when she’s open to queries!). You can read more about her agenting career and MSWL here.
When not writing or editing, Kathleen enjoys reading, cooking, photography, digital marketing, and the beautiful Ontario outdoors (especially in summer). She’s a proud mom of five kids. Travelling and languages are particularly enjoyed (currently, she’s studying European Portuguese). Kat loves the hot months but also adores autumn, is pro-pumpkin spice, and loves wine, cheese, and cuddly fur babies. No good day begins without a healthy dose of coffee!
You can follow her on Twitter @kfoxx_writes, Instagram @kathleenfoxxwrites, or her author website at www.kathleenfoxx.com. Listen to the #badasswriters podcast here, follow on Twitter @_badasswriters, and on Instagram @badasswriters_podcast. Moodpitch’s website can be found here.
Catch Kathleen in the following interviews:
AFM Creative with Kiersten Marcil on January 30, 2022 (as a writer)
These Mums Write with Jackie Amsden on October 31, 2022 (as a writer and editor)
Stay The Night Pod with Monique and Katrina on March 1, 2023 (as a writer)
Books and Life Podcast with Kristal Fleming on March 6, 2023 (as a writer, mostly)
Authorpreneurs Unleashed with Kathryn McClatchy on March 12, 2023 (as a writer and editor)
Not Writing Advice with Kelly and Rocky on April 27, 2023 (as an editor)
Scribbler (monthly book box for writers!) with Katarina Betterton on June 7, 2023 (as an editor)
Thriller 101 podcast with David Gwyn on October 3, 2023 (as a literary agent)