Blue Cottage Agency Information

Blue Cottage Agency was founded by Krista Rolfzen Soukup in 2009. Krista is a literary marketing consultant and owner of Blue Cottage Agency. She has a passion for helping writers and authors successfully promote their work and establish their platform. Through her expert guidance, knowledge of the publishing industry and vast experience, she has successfully supported writers and authors across the country and Europe. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing and has over 20 years of experience in sales, promotions and marketing. Speaking and workshop credits include Tucson Festival of Books, Lake Region Writers Alliance, Western Writers of America, Wisconsin and Chicago Writers Associations, Speaking of Books Series, Crossing Arts Alliance Literary Series, Behind the Bricks Project, Elements of Creative Writing Series, Poetry on the Wall and various publishing and editing round tables. Krista is an instructor at Profitable Authors Institute and is a member of The Western Writers of America, Women Writing the West, The Loft Literary Center, The Crossing Arts Alliance, and The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She serves as an adviser on the Verse Like Water Visiting Poet Series, bringing in world known poets to rural Minnesota. She serves her community as a Central Minnesota Essentia Medical Board member, a volunteer in the Boy Scouts of America and chairs the National Night Out event her community.