She holds an MA in the Field of Creative Writing from the University of Toronto, where she completed a book-length poetry thesis entitled Weather Girl under the mentorship of Anne Michaels. Following her graduation from the program, she continued to refine her manuscript as a participant in the Banff Centre for the Arts' 2009 Writing Studio. In 2010 Kate returned to the University of Toronto to complete a B.Ed at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. She currently resides with her husband in Seattle, WA, where she writes, cooks, and facilitates food writing workshops for young adults. Her work has appeared in Acta Victoriana, The Harthouse Review, Ecolocation and Room Magazine.