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Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong is a literary agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency and a member of the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA).
A life-long lover of books, she enjoys vivid memories of the exact moment she unlocked the secret code behind letters that, when combined, form words. Since those early days, it’s the rare occasion when you’ll find her without a book in her hand, a Kindle in her purse, or a pair of AirPods in her ears while she devours the works of whatever author she’s selected as her new favorite of the month.
Cathie’s journey in the publishing industry was born in 2014 after her oldest child left for college. With newfound time on her hands, she set about writing The Edge of Nowhere, a work of adult historical fiction inspired by her grandmother’s life as a widow raising fourteen children during the one-two punch of the 1930s Dust Bowl and The Great Depression. Three years later, she followed up with her sophomore novel, Roam, a young adult title inspired by the homeless community that resides in the town where she currently lives. The release of this second book coincided with Cathie’s first job as a literary agent where she spent eight years learning the industry before joining the team at Marsal Lyon in May 2024.
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Cathie is a 1992 graduate of the University of Oklahoma where she received a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in history. Not suprisingly, she’s a rabid OU Sooners football fan. During NFL season, Cathie divides her loyalties between the Kansas City Chiefs, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Minnesota Vikings. Currently, she resides in Minnesota where she and her husband of 32 years share and two grown children, a son-in-law, and the most loved dog in the whole world, Koda.
You can learn more about Cathie at the agency website at http://www.MarsalLyonLiteraryAgency.com or on her personal website at http://www.charmstrongbooks.com.
CATHIE IS ACCEPTING PITCHES IN THE FOLLOWING GENRES:
Adult Only
Romance
Domestic or Psychological Suspense
Horror
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Commercial Fiction
Women’s/Book Club Fiction
