Kate Joynes-Burgess

Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Member Since: 7 July 2008

Professional Associations

 Travelwriters.com

Introduction

A travel writer, journalist and photographer working between Mexico City and the UK.

Experience & Expertise

• Guidebooks: Leading member of Time Out editorial team producing first Mexico City guidebook. Responsible for chapters on Festivals and Events, Theatre and Dance, Shops and Services and the Directory including in-depth practical advice for visitors to Mexico’s capital. Recommended and critically reviewed hotels, restaurants and bars in the city. Commissioned to write chapter on Quintana Roo for Mundo Maya guidebook (Editorial Mapas). • Features: Writing on diverse themes including politics, travel, culture, food, football, fashion and music for range of publications . • Photography: Regular photo-galleries for the BBC. Provided images to accompany travel features for Time Out, Travel and Leisure and Life &Style among others. Expertise in Latin America: • Bilingual: Writing for diverse readerships in English and Spanish. • Editing: Cleaning up copy produced by non-native English speakers. • Risk analysis: Assessing and explaining political and security risks across the region.

Publishing Credentials

The Spectator, New Statesman, International Herald Tribune, Travel and Leisure (Mexico), Life&Style (Mexico), Travesias, The News, Inside Mexico, Brando (La Nacion, Argentina) and El Espectador (Colombia).

Awards Received

Short-listed by The Economist and Financial Times for the Nico Colchester Journalism Prize, 2003.

Clips & Samples (View All 6)

In pictures: Mexico's Copper Canyon railway, BBC News Online

Mexico's butterflies, BBC News Online

La Riviera Alternativa, Travel & Leisure

Chile indigenous politics on the move, BBC News Americas - Online.

Mexico City’s Political Palate, Inside Mexico