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What Cathie is looking for
Cathie is currently accepting queries in adult only, romance, domestic or psychological suspense, horror, mystery, historical fiction, commercial fiction, and women’s/book club fiction. She’s dying to find a female vigilante in vein of Dexter (make it a solid romance), contemporary romance with Indigenous main characters written by an Indigenous author, something accurately historical centered around children at Indigenous residential schools, and a really great rivals to lovers romance with two high-level athletes with the same energy, angst, and banter as Moira Kelly and D.B. Sweeney’s characters in The Cutting Edge (Bonus points if the FMC is a gymnast and repeatedly points out how much t
Notable sales & clients
- Snowed In for Christmas by Jaqueline Snowe
- Home for the Challah Days by Jennifer Wilck
- Sleep in Peace by Melanie Doctors
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Hear from Cathie: interviews & talks
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- 🎙 Behind the Scenes with Literary Agent Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong — Writers With Wrinkles
- Agent Interview: Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong — Path To Publication (2024)
- 🎙 Season 3, Ep. 2 - Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong, January 2025 — Midwest Writers Room (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong open to queries right now?
Agents open and close to queries on short notice, so we don't display a live status. Check the agency's official submission page before querying — or subscribe to Agent Alert (free) to be notified the week agents like Cathie open.
What genres does Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong represent?
Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong represents Romance, Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Book Club Fiction.
How do I query Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong?
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