Kathryn Willms
The Rights Factory
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Updated: 11/4/2025
Should You Query This Agent?
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Kathryn Willms represents writers of ambitious, smart, and transformative nonfiction.
She loves working on projects that ask big questions, upend conventional thinking, and are infused with the writer’s unique passion and expertise.
For over 10 years, Kathryn has built successful partnerships with writers at all stages of their publishing careers.
Prior to becoming a literary agent, she was a freelance editor and self-publishing consultant.
Before that, she was VP and senior editor at Colborne Communications and publisher of the hybrid Iguana Books.
She continues to work as an editor and writer in the education sector for clients such as Oxford University Press, Centennial College, George Brown College, and Say Yeah.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Speculative Fiction
- Upmarket Fiction
- Women's Fiction
Nonfiction
- Food
- Gifts
- Health & Wellness
- History
- Journalism
- Lifestyle
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Nature
- Psychology
- Science
- Social Justice
- Sports
- Women's Issues
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About The Rights Factory
Agency Profile
The Rights Factory is an editorial literary agency with agents based around the world. They champion storytellers from creation through publication and support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the publishing industry.
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