Kay Day

Jacksonville, FL USA
Website: http://kayday.com
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Professional Experience

Self-employed 20 years. Published in The Writer, Christian Science Monitor, Coastal Homes, Florida Times Union and many others. Content for United Press International, Sky News, Beneath the Brand, The Writer website and others. Provide content for print media, online sites, non-profit organizations and corporations. Areas of specialty include health, lifestyle, social commentary, criminal justice, environment, marketing, creative writing. Recent projects: feature for daily newspaper about a family's visit to Israel during conflict with Lebanon, article about kumquats, articles about book business and publishing, essay about parenting, arts-in-medicine project for large teaching hospital, interviews with musicians and writers, book and movie reviews. Writing residency/Arts-in-Medicine program at Shands Jacksonville. Columnist for "Web Savvy" at The Writer online. If it can be researched and/or experienced, I can write it. Blogs: theusreport.com coveringflorida.blogspot.com

Expertise

Book Author
7 Years
Content Editor (online)
10 Years
Reporter
21 Years

Specialty

Environment & Nature
20 Years
Lifestyle
20 Years
Books & Literature
20 Years

Industries


Newspaper - Local/Regional
21 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
21 Years
Online/new media
10 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

25 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Florida Times Union (10+), United Press International (UPI) (10+), The Writer (Web site) (10+), 451press.com (10+), Beneath the Brand (10+), Family Security Matters (10+), Family Security Matters (10+), St. Johns Sun (10+), The Writer (Magazine) (10+), Christian Science Monitor (3-5), Coastal Homes (3-5), The Writer's Handbook (1-2), Faces of Freedom (1-2), NewsMax (1-2), ForeWord (1-2), Sky News (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Palmetto Pharmacist (10+), SC Dept. Natural Resources (10+), Southeastern Writers Association (1-2), Shands Jacksonville (1-2)

Other Work History

Staff, SC Wildlife Magazine; Communications Director, SC Forestry Association. Freelance: editor, Palmetto Pharmacist; technical writer, SC Department Natural Resources; special sections writer for State Newspaper; newsletter editor hospital pharmacy association and criminal justice organization.

Technical Skills

Familiarity with HTML. Moderately competent at photo editing. Simple Web design.

Foreign Language Skills

moderately fluent, Spanish

Computer Skills

Word, Windows XP,blog (Wordpress, Blogger, Typepad), various HTML editing programs; social media

Equipment

laptop, audio recorder, digital camera, scanner,video cam

References

Supplied upon request.

Awards

National League American Pen Women (Florida), Florida Times Union, Sandoz Medical Journalism (cited for editorial excellence)

Associations

American Society Journalists and Authors, Authors Guild, Online News Association, Florida Writers Association

Showcase

Writing Samples

A Cure-All for the Lovestruck
(Christian Science Monitor 2/13/2007)
Adventures of two poets who decide to hold a love poems clinic.
Combining Art with Horticulture
(Florida Times Union 2/10/2007)
Who knew a bonsai could be such a complicated creation?
Shooting ourselves in the foot
(Family Security Matters 10/6/2006)
America is the most violent culture in the world, according to the governor of Pennsylvania. He's wrong. (originally published Family Security Matters)
Kumquat inspires sweet memories
(Christian Science Monitor 1/31/2007)
Walnut-size kumquats fill a basket. The peel of the tiny citrus fruit is sweet, and the pulp inside is tart. Kumquats are eaten peel and all, or may be puréed for use in pies, cakes, and jams. She gets reacquainted with the tiny, unusual fruit from her childhood – and shares it with her own children.
God found in Washington, D. C.
(Family Security Matters 6/12/2007)
Join the candidates in a rousing version of 'Shall We Gather at the Potomac?'
Taking your poems from page to stage
(The Writer 6/12/2007)
Stage fright? We can help.* *Can be read as MS Word document; can be read online at The Writer only by premium subscribers. First publication in recurring column "Poetry Beat" at The Writer.
Refugees observe special day
(Florida Times Union 7/11/2007)
Refugees join the Jacksonville community in celebrating World Refugee Day.
Swimming pool safety a must for adults and children
(451press.com 7/18/2007)
Tips for safety with the benign risk known as the swimming pool.
Family vacations in Israel despite ongoing violence
(Florida Times Union 9/13/2006)
Even though violence was escalating, one Jacksonville family decided to stay on course with plans for a vacation to the ancestral homeland in Israel.
Foetry to close after shaking up the po-biz
(The Writer 5/15/2007)
An interview with the founder of Foetry, a watchdog site monitoring poetry contests and poetry publishers. Original article can still be accessed by subscribers; premium content at The Writer Web site (http://writermag.com).
It was a cold-blooded attack
(Florida Times Union 7/23/2005)
A boy, his dogs, and a rattlesnake converge in rural Georgia.
What makes a poem rise above the ordinary?
(The Writer 8/1/2006)
Experts weigh in on what makes a poem great.
She can't pass by when an animal needs help
(Christian Science Monitor 6/29/2006)
Helping stray animals
Family brings Afghanistan culture to library
(Florida Times Union 3/3/2006)
A family from Afghanistan shares their native country's culture with their new neighbors in America.

Movie Review

Imax: Greece, Secrets of the Past
(Florida Times Union 8/4/2006)
Review of IMAX film