Pat Spencer

Dr. Pat Spencer has a lifetime of experience publishing fiction and nonfiction. Her book credits include the Sticks in a Bundle trilogy: Sticks in a Bundle: The Early Years, literary and historical fiction followed by book II, Transitions, and book III, The Decision. Golden Boxty in the Frypan is a work of historical fiction and Story of a Stolen Girl is an international thriller. Her nonfiction books include A Baker’s Dozen For Writers: 13 Tips for Great Storytelling and a textbook published by Milady/Cengage Learning. Pat’s short story, A Healing Place, won the 2019 Oceanside Literary Festival. Other short stories and articles are published in journals such as the Literary Yard, Scarlet Leaf Review, Potato Soup Journal, Almost an Author, Vine Leaves Press, and Academy of the Heart and Mind. Pat authored a column in the Press-Enterprise newspaper and served as a columnist and contributing editor to Inland Empire Magazine. Pat lived in three countries and seven states. She loves to travel and spent time in Europe, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Greece, Mexico, the Galapagos, and the Bahamas, as well as Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. She has road-tripped across the continental United States several times. Pat enjoys getting to know people and learning about their culture. Dr. Spencer, a retired professor and community college president, lives in Southern California with her husband. She speaks to service and community organizations on human trafficking, writing processes, and her books. When not writing, Pat golfs, reads, walks the beach, hangs out with family and friends, or frequents book clubs and writing critique groups.