Kathleen Kerr is a literary agent with the Alive Literary Agency. She believes in writers. With long experience in amplifying authorsÕ messages, she has the passion and expertise to come alongside writers as they hone their ideas and navigate a changing publishing landscape. SheÕs always on the lookout for the bold voices that are shaping conversations in todayÕs culture.

Before joining Alive, Kathleen served as an acquisitions editor at Zondervan and Harvest House Publishers. She worked with bestselling, debut, and award-winning authors, helping to refine their messages, build their careers, and partner in their ministries. She also worked as a bookseller at an independent bookstore, where she learned that there are few greater joys than introducing kids to the books that will shape their own stories.

Kathleen graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with degrees in French and English. She now lives with her husband, Noah, and their two daughters in OregonÕs Willamette valley. She can usually be found reading, camping, and creating chaos in the kitchen.