Kathleen Gerard


Kathleen Gerard writes across genres. Her work has been awarded The Perillo Prize, The Eric Hoffer Prose Award and was nominated for Best New American Voices, The William Faulkner-William Wisdom Prize, The Mark Twain House Humor Prize, The Saturday Evening Post "Great American Fiction" Prize and Short Story America, all national prizes in literature. Gerard's short prose and poetry have been widely published in literary journals, magazines and anthologies, as well as featured in The Wall Street Journal and broadcast on National Public Radio (NPR). Several of Kathleen's plays have also been staged and performed regionally and off-Broadway.

Kathleen writes for Shelf Awareness, a publication of the book industry. She is also a member
of Mystery Writers of America (MWA) and Romance Writers of America (RWA).
 
In addition, Kathleen is also the author of Cold Comfort, a Thanksgiving-themed novella, and The Thing Is, a novel about a therapy dog that rescues a woman in grief.  
Contact Kathleen:  katgerard@aol.com
 
To learn more visit www.kathleengerard.blogspot.com