Kate Buckley, a ninth generation Kentucky native, currently lives in Laguna Beach, California. She was educated at Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky, and has served as the Executive Vice President for Castello Cities Internet Network since 1998.

Kate Buckley's poems have appeared or are forthcoming in a variety of journals including: The Bellingham Review, The Heartland Review, New Southerner, The North American Review, Slipstream, and Spillway, and in the book, Tide Pools, an Anthology of Orange County Poetry. Her first book A Wild Region: Poems & Paintings was recently released by Moon Tide Press, and a second book, Follow Me Down, is forthcoming from Tebot Bach.

Recent prizes and awards include: 2007 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize (finalist), 2007 Gabehart Prize for Imaginative Writing for poetry, 2008 Oregon State Poetry Association Contest (3rd place), 2008 Green River Writers Contest for poetry (3rd place), 2008 Bellingham Review's The 49th Parallel Award in Poetry (Runner Up), 2008 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize (2nd place & finalist) and the 2008 North American Review's James Hearst Poetry Prize, selected by Molly Peacock.

Kate, a Pushcart Prize and National Book Award nominee, is a long standing member of Laguna Poets, founder of Women Poets of Laguna, and conducts workshops in and around Laguna Beach including a monthly workshop for the Orange County Writers Group. She also does one-on-one poetry mentoring as well as teaches a weekly reading and literacy class (assisted by her dog - and Delta Society certified Pet Partner - Murphy) at the Laguna Beach Boys and Girls Club.

A classically trained painter, Kate is an accomplished artist whose work has been published in journals such as The Adirondack Review, and purchased by such entities as The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Board of Directors Invitation 2005), as well as privately collected. Her paintings are available for purchase and she currently accepts commissions.

A member of the National League of American Pen Women (in both Arts and Letters), Kate resides in a 1960's beach bungalow with her husband and three unruly dogs.