Kathleen Vincenz is the author of Over the Falls in a Suitcase and God’s Sparrows. She enjoys writing about family, faith, warmth, and humor. She is the founder of Squirrels at the Door Publishing, a children’s publishing outlet for middle-grade novels and educational online content.

She lives on a hill with her husband and many woodland friends. In her other work, she is a technical writer and explains how to use software to solve engineering problems.

Published Articles

  • The Cleanest, Most Efficient Engine is a Diesel?, Boy’s Quest
  • Shoes: Some Do, Some Don’t, Appleseeds
  • Animal, Vegetable, or Measurement, Boy’s Life
  • Ten Trashy Truths, Boy’s Life
  • Squirrels at the Door Newsletter, all issues
  • Get Your Junior Jazzercise On, kidzwonder
  • Win Your Customers through Contests and Giveaways, Management SIG News
  • Radio plays about Mattie and Ryan, two teens who bicker, bicker, bicker (Mattie Loves Ryan and Pet Names)
  • Stories about the sisters in Over the Falls in a Suitcase (Christmas Surprises and How to Eat a Pie)

Affiliations

  • Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators
  • The Habit
  • Catholic Writers Guild

Upcoming Events

  • Local Children’s Author Fair, Plymouth District Library – July 15 (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
  • 2023 A2 Community Bookfest – September 10 (was Kerrytown Bookfest)
  • Adrian Artalicious Fine Arts Fair – September 17
  • Michigan Catholic Woman’s Conference – October 21
  • Ann Arbor Holiday Fair – December