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"Katrina was able to turn any article that I gave her to research and write into an enjoyable, accurate read."
- Dael Climo, Former Editor of Building Products News magazine

Katrina Fox

Freelance Writer, Editor & Proofreader

For sparkling, accurate copy to captivate, sell or entertain

Writing Porfolio

This is a small sample of the hundreds of articles I have written over the years.

Health & fitness

Going to Extremes (Slimming & Health magazine)
The Human Cost of Animal Experiments (Nexus magazine)
The Cost of Beauty (Natural Health & Vegetarian Life magazine)
Skinny Bitches (Cherrie magazine, external link)

Celebrity Interviews & Profiles

On the Brink (Interview with CYNDI LAUPER, Cherrie magazine, external link)
No Pretender (Interview with Pretenders frontwoman CHRISSIE HYNDE, LOTL magazine)
Great Balls of Fire (Interview with tennis legend MARTINA NAVRATILOVA, Cherrie magazine, external link)
Jackie ... Oh!(Interview with Hollywood blockbuster author JACKIE COLLINS, SX magazine)
Down to Earth (Interview with MISSY HIGGINS, Cherrie magazine, external link)
An Independent Woman (Interview with comedian & actor LILY TOMLIN, SX magazine)
Everything's Just Peaches (Interview with rock singer PEACHES, SX magazine)
Lighthouse Keeping (Interview with author JEANETTE WINTERSON, SX magazine)
An Ethical Man (Interview with philosopher PETER SINGER, SX magazine)

Sex, Gender & Sexuality

Don't judge women by their covers (Sydney Morning Herald, external link)
Tick a Box: Male, Female or Unspecified (Sydney Morning Herald, external link)
Gendernauts (90s retrospective on sexuality, YEN magazine)
Brave New World (GLBT community and anti-depressants, SX magazine)
Minority Interests (Equal opportunities in the workplace, Personnel Today magazine)

Technology

Bright House (Home automation systems, BPN magazine, external link)
Biotechnology is Shrinking Our World (BPN magazine, external link)
Fusion Architecture (How digital technology is revolutionising design, BPN magazine, external link)

Environment & Sustainability

Green Energy Market Keeps Growing Quickly (Renewable energy, Contractor Construction magazine)
Garden Cities (Greening Australian cities, Environ magazine)
NSW Facilitiates Sustainable Design (BPN magazine, external link)

Architecture, Construction & Interior Design

Light Work (Lighting design, BPN magazine)
A Quieter Life (Acoustics rating scheme, BPN magazine)
Staying on Quality Street (Importance of quality paint, BPN magazine)
How to use Australian Colour (Colour trends, BPN magazine, external link)
The Fire-Proof House (BPN magazine, external link)
Royal Exhibition Building (Profile, BPN magazine, external link)

Advertising, Marketing & Media

Careers in Advertising (B&T magazine)
Skills Shortages (B&T magazine)

Lifestyle & Culture

Call Meat Happy But It's Never Humane (Sydney Morning Herald, external link)
Treatment of Animals: Litmus Test of a Nation (Sydney Morning Herald, external link)
Straight and Narrow (Inside an ex-gay ministry, Sydney Morning Herald, external link)
Death and the Maidens (Female suicide bombers, Cherrie magazine, external link)
Confessions of a Con Girl (Savannah Knoop and the JT Leroy literary hoax, YEN magazine)

Social Housing & Homelessness

Carrot and Stick (Homelessness and rough sleeping, Inside Housing magazine)
Just Another Brick in the Wall (Neighbourhood renewal, Inside Housing magazine)
On the Defensive (Campaign against transfer of council housing, Inside Housing magazine)