Kate Siber

Durango, CO USA
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Professional Experience

A former national magazine editor turned full-time freelance writer, I cover travel, the environment, the outdoors, health, and fitness for dozens of national magazines and newspapers. Within travel writing, I specialize in adventure travel, sustainable tourism, national parks, and topics around the American Southwest, where I am based. My work has appeared in Outside, where I was an editor, National Geographic Adventure, Men's Journal, Women's Health, Runner's World, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and many others. Please check out katesiber.com for more details on my work.

Expertise

Editor
10 Years
Researcher
7 Years
Writer
10 Years

Specialty

Environment & Nature
7 Years
Outdoors
7 Years
Travel
10 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
7 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
7 Years
Newspaper - National
7 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

10 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Outside Magazine (10+), National Geographic Adventure (3-5), Women's Health (3-5)

Other Work History

Research Editor, Outside Traveler, Outside Magazine Contributing Editor, Plenty Magazine Contributing Editor, Inside Outside Southwest Magazine

Foreign Language Skills

Proficient Italian, decent French, basic Spanish

Computer Skills

Word, Excel

Equipment

Laptop, Digital SLR Camera with telephoto, wide angle lenses, audio recorder

Awards

North American Travel Journalists Association FOLIO

Showcase

General

Grandeur of the Rapids
(Boston Globe 7/5/2009)
A travel narrative on an 18-day 226-mile raft trip through the Grand Canyon.
Mind Over Madness
(Outside 1/1/2010)
A first-person report about rewiring my brain to better withstand stress through mental exercises.
The Mighty Colorado at a Glide
(The New York Times 5/16/2010)
A travel narrative about canoeing a quiet stretch of the Colorado River.