Because words are important.

I am a frequent contributor to many Canadian consumer magazines including explore, Cottage Life and Canadian Geographic Travel.

In 2008 I shared an honourable mention National Magazine Award in the editorial package category for the article "Nice Work. " (explore Sept/Oct. 2007) In 2007 I  also shared a silver National Magazine Award in the same category for writing that appeared in "125 Things We Love Out There." (explore June 2006) In 2006 I shared a gold National Magazine Award in the service journalism, lifestyle category for work I did on explore's “The Life List” published in the July/August 2005 issue.

Here are my most recently published feature articles:

• Testing the Waters (1.25 MB) – My escape from Alcatraz, published in the July/August 2010 issue of explore

• The Butterfly Effect (4.78 MB) – In search of Point Pelee's monarchs, published in the spring 2010 issue of Canadian Geographic Travel

• The Ultimate Family High (2427 Kb) – May 2009 cover story
• Reporter (143 Kb) – May 2009
• Ooh, yeah, We're Mushin' (251 Kb) – March/April 2009
• Another Victory on Ice page 1(473 Kb) – March/April 2009
• Another Victory on Ice page 2 (434 Kb)
• The Super Squad (347 Kb) – Winter 2008
• A Family Affair (512 Kb) – July/August 2008
• Still Looking for Christina  – June 2008
• Disappearance at Rainbow Falls  – Winter 2007
• Nice Work (and You Can Get It) – Sept/Oct 2007
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• Filming Up a Storm  – March 2007
• A Big Beam (from award-winning "125 Things We Love Out There") (172Kb) – June 2006
• Do a Long Swim (from award-winning "The Life List") (164Kb) – July/August 2005
• Patience and a Bungee Cord (229Kb) – May 2005
• Be One With the Whales (519Kb) – May 2005
• Kick Your Paddling Up a Notch (519Kb) – May 2005
• Marathon Man (255Kb) – March 2005
• Beating Old Man Winter (368Kb) – winter 2004

• Slipping Beneath the Waves  – Aug. 4 2008

• The Money Pit (448Kb) – January 2001
   

• The Shower Crack'd  – June 2007
• Q and A  – June 2006
• Boatylicious! (506Kb) – May 2006
• Empower Boating 101 (205Kb) – May 2006
• Q and A  – May 2006
• This Cottager Channels the Sun (193Kb) – May 2006
• Island 22 in the Stream (118Kb) – March 2006
• Q and A  – March 2006

• A Pain in the Ovaries (283Kb) – September 2001

Columns:

• Bad Girls, Bad Girls Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? – July 5, 2007
• An unlady-like fall – March 1, 2007
• Never, ever leave her (462Kb) – July 8, 2004
• The primary lesbian tool (246Kb) – March 6, 2003
• Dial H for headaches (200Kb) – December 26, 2002
• JC & me (248Kb) – July 25, 2002
• I betrayed the sparrows (427Kb) – May 16, 2002
• Swapping crock pots for the car (386Kb) – February 21, 2002
• Together if it kills us (392Kb) – December 22, 2001
• She lost the pounds I didn’t (349Kb) – November 29, 2001
• Memo to: vengeful minds (236Kb) – October 4, 2001
• Cuteness, it’s just no excuse (370Kb) – September 26, 2001
• Puff Mummy (230Kb) – July 26, 2001
• Not-so-passive partner (251Kb) – April 15, 2001
• Cheesy symbolism (215Kb) – December 28, 2000
• Home is where the torment is (387Kb) – May 18, 2000
   

• Puff Daddy (849Kb) – September 2001
• Here Boy! (540Kb) – September 2000 

• Time is Money (1.9Mb) – February 2002
   

• We’re here, we’re queer, but are the dailies used to it? (2.9Mb) – spring 1999
• Tools rush in (419Kb) – spring 1999

Good Times

• Follow those Grandkids! (390 Kb)– January 2008
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• Day trip to paradise – May 2007
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Kate Barker retains the copyright to all of this material. Reproduction in whole or in part without the written consent of the author is not permitted.