Kathy Purdy

Current

Freelance Writer at American Horticultural Society
Blog Coach at Blogging Art and Practice
Freelance Writer at Horticulture Magazine

Freelance Writer at Upstate Gardeners Journal
Publisher/Writer at ColdClimateGardening.com (Self-employed)

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Past

Freelance Writer at Fine Gardening

Education

State University of New York at Binghamton

Connections

47 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

Kathy Purdy’s Summary

Freelance garden writer published in regional and national gardening magazines and looking for additional writing assignments.

Write and publish a website providing information to northern gardeners--looking for books and products to review. I create and code my website using WordPress, and continually improve it with template tag and plugin enhancements.

Train others in basic website setup and use of WordPress.

Kathy Purdy’s Specialties:

Northern gardening, regional upstate NY, cottage gardening, WordPress

Kathy Purdy’s Experience

Freelance Writer

American Horticultural Society

(Publishing industry)

September 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)

Colchicum article
Blog Coach

Blogging Art and Practice

(Internet industry)

September 2006 — Present (2 years 2 months)

Help non-technical people get up to speed on blogging and social media. Provide assistance on a one-time or on-going basis. Special focus on WordPress.
Freelance Writer

Horticulture Magazine

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

April 2006 — Present (2 years 7 months)

Write book reviews, travel pieces, and personal essays on gardening topics.
Freelance Writer

Upstate Gardeners Journal

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

September 2004 — Present (4 years 2 months)

Write profiles of private gardens, book reviews, and informative articles on gardening topics.
Publisher/Writer
ColdClimateGardening.com (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

August 2001 — Present (7 years 3 months)

Write, design and maintain horticultural website using WordPress. Freelance writer covering gardening and horticulture
Freelance Writer

Fine Gardening

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

November 1995 — October 1996 (1 year)

Write book reviews and informative articles on gardening topics.

Kathy Purdy’s Education

State University of New York at Binghamton

BA, English, 1976 — 1980

Graduated with honors. Claudia J. Bernardo Award for Excellence in the Humanities.

Activities and Societies:

Phi Beta Kappa