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nonfictionnarrative nonfictionmemoirpopular sciencepop culturesocial issues
+6 morecultural issuesbusinessself-helpsuccessmotivationpsychology
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Katie Kotchman specializes in nonfiction, especially narrative nonfiction including memoir, popular science, pop culture, and social and cultural issues, business in all areas, and self-help focused on success, motivation, and psychology. She is actively seeking new nonfiction clients with built-in platforms from whom she can learn something new. She accepts fiction by referral only. Her official QueryManager also emphasizes characters who struggle with dualities of nature or culture, cognitive dissonance, people who straddle different worlds, the Midwest, family secrets, and underdog stories.
How to submit
Submit to Katie Kotchman through her QueryManager link from Don Congdon's official agents and submissions pages. Don Congdon asks writers to query only one agent at a time. Katie's QueryManager asks for a query letter, synopsis, one-paragraph pitch, target audience, comparable books, and the first 10 pages or, for nonfiction, the full book proposal.
Last checked 8 Jul 2026·Last verified: 8 Jul 2026

Katie Kotchman is a literary agent at Don Congdon Associates based in US. Their list focuses on genres including nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, and memoir. Currently open to submissions. Submissions via QueryManager. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

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Don Congdon accepts new-author queries by email or QueryManager according to each agent preference. Katie Kotchman accepts queries via QueryManager only.

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