The authority of authorship.
When publishing is the most powerful move you haven’t made yet.
In addition to legacy memoir services, K.H. Bickell Literary Inc. develops elegant business and leadership books for professionals who have something to say and the track record to back it up.
Our seamless process is built for engaged entrepreneurs , executives, and political candidates and delivered through strategic interviews, efficient industry research, and brand-matched writing.
Your story becomes a powerful tool—one that earns trust, opens doors, and positions you as a voice to follow. You bring the insight. We handle the rest.
Sharing Success Through Storytelling
Some lessons are too valuable to keep quiet. Some insights are too costly to be forgotten. For business leaders, a well-crafted book is not just a reflection of past success: it’s a strategic tool for what comes next.
For those who have something to say, and more to build
We serve entrepreneurs, executives, and innovators who know the power of a well-told story. These clients are not interested in writing a memoir… yet. They’re interested in writing their future, sharing insights from a career past, and motivating others to reach the next level.
Whether you’re looking to attract premium clients, secure keynote invitations, or establish yourself as a thought leader in your industry, your book becomes your most powerful asset. We create these books with the same discretion, depth, and creative focus as our legacy memoirs—delivered through a seamless process designed to respect your time and elevate your voice.
Each manuscript is shaped through strategic interviews, deep industry research, and narrative positioning. Our writers study your ventures, your public presence, and your values. The result: a book that doesn’t just tell your story—it positions you for influence.
We take on a limited number of business titles each year, working by referral or by private application. Our process is designed for high-achievers with limited time and unlimited vision.
K.H. Bickell Literary Inc.
We are a collective of writers, designers, and strategists devoted to the development of engaging narratives through literary expertise, visual craft, and elegant author services.
Our clients entrust us with their most meaningful stories: lives shaped by influence, vision, resilience, and grace. In response, we curate a team of award-winning authors, seasoned marketing strategists, and elite designers to create books of lasting beauty, depth, and discretion.
We also partner with business leaders, political candidates, and entrepreneurs to ghostwrite strategic, insight-driven books that elevate their authority and unlock new opportunities.
Each book is handcrafted through a process of deep listening, narrative precision, and visual artistry, resulting in heirloom books that elevate life to enduring literature.
At K.H. Bickell Literary, every project is approached with care, clarity, and an unwavering standard of excellence.
Kate Bickell is a business owner, author, and literary consultant with a longstanding career in shaping insights into art.
Kate has garnered critical acclaim and multiple honours, including the Georges Bugnet Award, the Howard O’Hagan Award, The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal, and the Voice of Motherhood Prize, as well as support from numerous government bodies. She has also had a hand in political speech writing, high-level career coaching, workshop facilitation, is a frequent public speaker.
In her role as Literary Director and Principal Memoirist at K.H. Bickell Literary Inc., Kate oversees the artistic integrity of every manuscript. She meets directly with each client, ensuring their voice, vision, and values are preserved throughout the collaborative process. From initial interviews to final edits, no memoir leaves the studio without first passing through her exacting editorial hand.
A private manuscript consultant, former Writer in Residence for the Edmonton Federation of Libraries, and a professional mentor through esteemed author apprenticeship programs, Kate’s editorial insight has shaped hundreds of manuscripts across North America—from Vancouver to Toronto, and as far as Rochester, New York. She is an active member of The Writer’s Union of Canada and the Writer’s Guild of Alberta.
Devoted to preserving her client’s experiences with truth, clarity, and grace, Kate has written client memoirs on a wide range of topics and themes, including war & military service, natural disasters, multinational business mergers, addiction & recovery, parenthood & marriage, faith & spirituality, industrial start-ups and expansions, immigration, aviation, and more. At the intersection of legacy and literature, Kate Bickell preserves the moments that define a life—stories marked by resilience, triumph, and transformation.
Hilary Fair is an award-winning writer and psychotherapist from Ontario whose work is known for evocative lyrical prose and profound emotional insight. Her ability to craft narratives rich in depth and resonance stems naturally from her nuanced understanding of the human experience, enabling her to create a space of warmth and ease where clients feel genuinely heard, and their stories are deeply understood. The result: texts that reflect the full emotional truth of a life, with elegance, insight, and literary distinction.
Hilary’s work has been recognized by some of Canada’s most respected literary institutions, having earned Event Magazine’s Creative Non-Fiction Prize and the Amy Award for Memoir. Her essays have also been shortlisted for the prestigious Edna Staebler Award and the Humber Literary Review Prize. Additionally, Hilary’s work has appeared in such touchstone publications of Canadian literature as Event Magazine, Prairie Fire, The New Quarterly, The Good Life Review, Third Street Review, and the Stratford Festival’s Fanfares magazine.
Hilary lives near the shores of Lake Huron with her husband, where she is currently at work on a novel. She looks forward to working with clients who value emotional intelligence, quiet discretion, and the artful preservation of their life story.
Elisabeth Shenher is a writer whose work explores the quiet forces that shape relationships, memory, and identity across time and place. Based in Edmonton, she holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Alberta, along with a Certificate in International Learning and a dual undergraduate degree in English and Anthropology from the University of British Columbia—credentials that reflect both her literary depth and global perspective.
A recipient of national and international honours, Elisabeth’s fiction has appeared in The Fiddlehead, earned the Australian Writers’ Centre’s Furious Fiction Prize, and been listed for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. She has been awarded funding from both the Canada Council for the Arts and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and was invited to the Banff Centre’s Emerging Writers’ Intensive. She routinely teaches literary craft and pedagogy across genres and platforms for various writing institutions.
At K.H. Bickell Literary, clients benefit not only from her expertise in literary craft and pedagogy, but also from her refined cultural literacy. An avid global traveller, Elisabeth’s cultural experiences enhance her ability to meets client with curiosity, elegance, and a sense of adventure in storytelling. This artistic discernment shines in her work on The Travel Journal, a series of anonymous short memoirs drawn from client interviews and commissioned by a luxury concierge service—many of which appear in the K.H. Bickell Literary Library.
Warm, perceptive, and quietly rigorous, Elisabeth is particularly skilled at shaping complex or unconventional life stories. Inspired by the late Anthony Bourdain’s ethos of openhearted exploration, she approaches each memoir with a rare blend of elegance and edge—unafraid to ask bold questions, always attuned to the emotional truth beneath the surface.
L. Fox is a multidisciplinary designer and communications strategist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. With a background in sports journalism, Fox brings to her design practice a deep understanding of narrative arc, rhythm, and emotional pacing—skills that enrich her ability to visually interpret and elevate life stories.
At K.H. Bickell Literary Inc., Fox leads the studio’s bespoke visual identity. From archival-quality covers to interior typography, layout, and heirloom packaging, her work ensures each memoir is not only masterfully written, but embodied in a form that is elegant, enduring, and artfully rendered.
Her practiced eye for legacy branding and visual storytelling is matched by focused experience in book launch campaigns and aesthetic systems. Formerly the lead designer at Always Brave Creative, Fox developed high-level branding for mission-driven organizations and public-facing leaders—a foundation that informs her discerning, author-centered approach today.
Outside the studio, Fox draws inspiration from painting, water sports (including dragon boating), and the spirited conversations of her long-standing book club.
Private. Seamless. Literary.
A Summary of Our Process
Expected Timeline: 6-12 months
We begin with a private, in-person consultation to understand your goals: What doors should this book open? Who needs to read it, and what do they need to know? We’ll align on audience, tone, content structure, and publishing timeline.
1. Discovery & Positioning
Many clients come to us with big ideas, but no clear starting point. That’s our job. As we become familiar with your vision, we create a chapter-by-chapter outline that structures your insights into a high-impact format. Together we’ll review and refine the outline before moving forward.
3. Outline Strategy
We build your book chapter by chapter, delivering drafts for your review along the way. You’ll be supported by our senior editorial team, with space for feedback and refinement at every stage and no limit on edits.
5. Manuscript Creation
For clients pursuing traditional publication, we handle the strategy and submission. Our team identifies aligned publishing houses and manages every element of the proposal process, from crafting polished submission packages that include your professional bio, executive CV, query letter, references, and a compelling book synopsis tailored for acquisition editors.
7. Traditional Publication Assistance
Interested in ongoing support? Consider signing up for our retainer program and keep us on call for ongoing authorship services including:
Keynotes speech writing
Podcast scripts
Media prep & assets
Presentation & workshop development
Conference speaking pitches
Public branding development
Brand assets (author website, print materials)
Marketing campaign development
and more.
9. Retainer Services
2. Strategic INterviews
You talk. We listen.
Over a series of Zoom interviews scheduled at your convenience, we draw out the stories, lessons, and insights that define your business journey and expert advice. You don’t need to prepare; just show up and speak from experience.
4. Deep RESEARCH & Voice Alignment
Our team studies your industry, key players and influences in your life, your media presence, leadership style, and communication patterns. We ghostwrite in your voice, pulling from interviews, public appearances, podcasts, and internal materials to ensure the tone is unmistakably yours. You are in the driver’s seat, we’re providing navigation.
6. Book Design
Our head of design transforms your manuscript into a powerful brand asset. You’ll receive custom cover concepts and interior layouts that reflect your professional image and industry presence. From refined typography to clean, high-impact formatting, every element is designed to elevate your authority and ensure your book looks as exceptional as it reads.
8. Publishing & Launch Strategy
Once the manuscript is complete, we handle publication through your preferred channel—traditional or private. We also register the book for public royalty programs and ensure royalties and book profits automatically deposit into the client’s financial accounts.
It’s at this step that writers often become vulnerable to predatory ‘vanity press’ companies that take advantage of new authors through high-pressure tactics and false promises. We review all contracts offered to you and give guidance on industry standards.
From The Library
We do not use client books as part of our advertising materials. This is a matter of principle—an expression of our respect for privacy and our dedication to discretion.
However, select anonymous excerpts from these privately commissioned books can be viewed on our Library page.
We are also pleased to provide physical full copies of K.H. Bickell Literary titles upon purchase of a Welcome Sample.
At K.H. Bickell Literary Inc., the collaborative act of creating each book is considered a sacred trust: our texts are crafted with care, never used for promotion, and shared only with intention.