A native of central Illinois, author Katie Schuermann is a full-time pastor’s wife and homemaker, a part-time musician, and a seasonal writer whose “authentic, lyrical” (Arthur Just, 2011) voice has been enjoyed by readers across the world.

Writing in vignettes which so perfectly suit the charm of small-town life, Schuermann’s “earthy and joyful” (Mark A. Miller, 2014) stories call to mind the warmth and realism of Montgomery’s Avonlea as well as the grounded sense of place and community of Berry’s Port William.

A “first-class storyteller” (Cameron MacKenzie, 2023), Schuermann writes about the life and death of a country parish in her latest standalone novel, The Saints of Whistle Grove (KP, 2023). Her beloved, acclaimed Anthems of Zion fiction series, including Christy Award finalist House of Living Stones (CPH, 2014), The Choir Immortal (CPH, 2015), and The Harvest Raise (CPH, 2017), tells the story of Emily Duke, a choir director from the big city who moves to a small town in Illinois to direct the local church choir. Her nonfiction books, He Remembers the Barren (LL 2011; 2nd ed., EP 2017), Pew Sisters (CPH, 2013), and He Restores My Soul (EP, 2018), address the topic of suffering and the theology of the cross for the benefit of her sisters in Christ.

The Creed series, Schuermann’s most recent venture into children’s literature, includes The Big Father and His Little Boy (KP, 2024), The Beloved Son and His Brother (KP, 2025), and The Helper and His Apprentice (KP, 2026), stories rich with Biblical allusion that provide families the opportunity to read, ponder, and discuss the nature and work of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Schuermann lives at home with her husband Michael. When not writing, she can be found singing, gardening, cooking, holding babies, or trying to climb the nearest tree.