Summary

Life Stories | Picture Books | Illustration | Photography | Founder of the Book Incubator

Kate has many strings to her bow, including photography, writing, illustrating and sculpting. But it is Kate’s belief that everyone has a story to tell that drives all of the creative programs and workshops that she develops, and is the driving force behind the foundation of the Book Incubator.

Passionate about recording life stories and memoirs, The Book Incubator makes story telling in print possible for anyone. The youngest person to have completed the program is three and the oldest some eighty-five years her senior. In 2020 Kate was inducted into the WA Women's Hall of Fame for her contribution to West Australian arts and culture.

Biography

Memoir | Picture Books | Illustration | Photography | Founder of the Book Incubator

Believing in the importance of storytelling and passionate about creating family legacies, Kate developed the Book Incubator’s signature program, From Storyboard to Print. In these carefully designed workshops, participants learn to structure, write, and illustrate their stories, which are then professionally designed, printed, and launched for family and friends. This process offers immense therapeutic benefits to the authors.

The award-winning program provides inclusive, challenging, and achievable opportunities for anyone looking to share their story in print. Based in the South West, the Book Incubator offers programs for groups and individuals both in-person locally and online across the globe.

Relevant qualifications

Gold Medalist in the IPPY Awards (2024) Independent Spirit Outstanding Book Award
Role: Book and cover design and mentorship of Josef written by Josef Bandera
Gold Medalist in the IPPY Awards (2013) Australia/New Zealand Regional Non Fiction
Role: Author and photographer of About Face
Bronze Medalist in the IPPY Awards (2023) Writing/Publishing
Role: Author and Illustrator of From Storyboard to Print A Process Journal
Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work (MNTCW)
WA Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee (Arts and Culture 2020)
SW Small Business Innovation Award
Graduate Diploma Creative Art Therapy (GradDipCAT)
Graduate Diploma Education (GradDipEd)
Master of Design (MDes)
Founder of The Book Incubator

Recent experience

2024: Initiated and host a series of Living Libraries in collaboration with Busselton Library and Busselton Hospice Care Inc.

2024: Guest with Author Josef Bandera at Mount Royal University (Calgary Canada) with Social Work, Nursing and Early Childhood Studies students to discuss communication and developing self-efficacy through storytelling.

2024: Hosted Book Launch at WA State Library for HRH Tracey Trew the self-proclaimed Queen of Dunsborough

2024: CANsurvive Busselton: Facilitated workshop for cancer survivors called How to Write a Love Letter, a day long workshop on memoir storytelling.

Get in touch

Email [email protected]

Phone 0466522020

Address

The Book Incubator
367 BUSSELL HWY
West Busselton Western Australia 6280