PS McFadden (Miss Pat) is a former pre-school teacher and children’s librarian with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing for Children. She writes teaching materials for various educational publishers as well as award winning fiction and non-fiction for and about children.
Miss Pat has written eleven books for teachers and children, as well as five children’s plays. Her stories and articles have appeared in such publications as Children’s Digest, Turtle Magazine, Highlights for Children, Sidewalks, Mountain Parent and The Healthy Planet. Her early chapter book, Dragon Dilemma, has been adapted and performed as a children’s play. The manuscript for her middle grade novel, Turtle Island, won an award in the Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest, and her story A Light for Lena won a Highlight’s Editor’s Choice Award.
When she isn’t on the road doing her Visiting Muse School Program and author appearances, Miss Pat writes at her home in the Colorado Rockies, occasionally making a quick trip to Boulder for sushi.
Miss Pat is available to speak at bookstores, libraries and conferences. Please contact us here for more information or to schedule an appearance