Consulting & Publications

PUBLICATION CREDITS:
Publication Credits: Work has been published in Architectural Review (UK), Houses (AU), Wallpaper (UK), Dwell (US), C3 (Korea), Great Ocean Quarterly (AU), Habitus, Monument, Green, Urbis (NZ), Landscape Architecture (US), Artlink, Luxury Travel, ABC artsonline, Eureka Street, Realtime (Contributing Editor 2003-5), Australian Traveller, Luxury Travel, Revue (Guate), Sanctuary (NZ), Treadlie, various Australian Business Arts Foundation (Abaf) publications, Lowdown Performing Arts magazine (Contributing Editor 2001-9), Australian Country Style, 40 Degrees South, Tasmanian Life, Xelawho (Guate) etcetera.

FORMATS:
Content has taken the form of magazine articles, books, book chapters, discussion papers, marketing editorial, speeches, web site copy (additions, edits or in entirety), executive briefings, conference programs.

ORGANISATIONAL CLIENTS / EMPLOYERS:
Environment Tasmania, Australian Business Arts Foundation, Hagar Australia, University of Tasmania, Dept Health and Human Services, Lexis Nexis, Asociación de Mujeres del Altiplano (AMA), Habitat For Humanity Guatemala, C3 publications.

PAST ROLES HAVE INCLUDED:
Executive Officer (higher education), copywriter/editor (non-profit, private sectors), communications and policy officer (State government health), corporate trainer (private), grant writer (non-profit), publications coordinator (non-profit, higher education), and contributing editor (arts and performing arts publications), freelance writer (international magazines).

SPECIALTY TOPICS & EXPERTISE:
Architecture, design, health, food, agriculture, environment, environmental management and sustainability, travel, individual profiles, non-profit profiling and campaign copy, grants, new websites development, annual reports. Distilling organisational stories and strategic direction into engaging copy.

MATERIAL:
Articles, case studies, legislation summaries, columns, web pages, discussion papers, ministerial and other executive briefings, annual reports, manuals, brochures, interpretation copy/signage, social media, amrketing and campaign copy.

You can reach me at susannek at usa.net

Architecture & Design

Travel & Gardens

Interpretive Signage

This project for Environment Tasmania (funded by the federal Department of  Environment) involved the development of new interpretation text and signage for eight walks with World Heritage or other significant classification. It is a great example of how well-crafted professional writing can lead to increased human engagement with the natural … Continue reading →

some NGO work

In 2014-2016, I worked for the Guatemalan NGO Asociación de Mujeres del Altiplano (AMA) on various projects as employee then volunteer. More work, including a book of Maya agricultural and food traditions, Planting a Path for the Water and the Wind, will be uploaded here when finalised. The project snapshot … Continue reading →