Pat is a Canadian author for young people, as well as a business writer and editor. She started out as a high school math and physics teacher, then worked as an actuarial analyst and a business strategy consultant. Now she writes and edits. And rides her bike!

Pat mines Toronto’s history to find stories that will interest young people. (Her kids want you to know she’s the last person out of every museum she visits because she’s fascinated by everything.)

Pat’s first novel, Yesterday’s Dead, was published by Second Story Press in April 2012.  Yesterday’s Dead was a finalist for national and provincial awards, and proud to be a readers choice winner in provincial reading festivals. Several of her short stories have been finalists in national and international writing competitions. She frequently speaks to schools, book clubs and community groups about writing for young people.

Pat lives in Victoria, British Columbia with her husband, and they have two adult children. She loves riding her bike, travelling, singing, sewing and creating collages with teeny bits of paper. She’s currently at work on a second novel.