Kathleen Gerard

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Occupation Writer-Photographer
Introduction Kathleen Gerard writes across genres. She is the author of IN TRANSIT, a woman-in-jeopardy novel set in the NYPD Transit Police Division. The book won "Best Romantic Fiction" at The New York Book Festival. Her novel THE THING IS (Women's Fiction/Romantic Comedy) deals with the nature of grief and a crafty therapy dog named Prozac. Kathleen is also the author of the novella, COLD COMFORT (Women's Fiction). In addition, Kathleen's short fiction has been nominated for and awarded many literary prizes including The Saturday Evening Post "Great American Fiction" Prize, The Mark Twain House Humor Prize, The Erma Bombeck Writing Award and Best New American Voices, all national prizes in literature. Kathleen's prose and poetry have been widely published in literary journals, magazines and anthologies. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and broadcast on National Public Radio (NPR). Kathleen writes for Shelf Awareness, a daily e-newsletter publication about books and the publishing industry. To learn more about Kathleen and her work, please visit www.kathleengerard.blogspot.com