Patricia Clarkson was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in West Africa. She lived in the UK for 20yrs and now lives in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim, Ireland, with her family. Patricia is well known for her book titled ‘Pink And The Hair Thief’, self-published in Co. Leitrim, Ireland, in 2018. Her screenplay script 'Mayennie' was an award winner for Best Unproduced Script and Official Selection for Best Feature Script in March 2022. Patricia is also an IT Specialist and an avid volunteer in her community.

Illustrations ©Patricia Clarkson!

She woke up one rainy morning in January of 2007, with an idea for a story. She took on the challenge to write that story and the many more that followed. Patricia has since learned a great deal about self-publishing and promoting her brand.

Patricia started her writing career with chapter books in mind. But quickly realised, as her writing experience grew, she could do more. And thanks to some great feedback from her pre-school audiences, she can now add these fantastic stories to her list.

"I received a message from an old school friend. It was a snapshot of some text titled 'DARLING', in a book, with my name at the bottom. It wasn't until I took a closer look, that I realised it was a short piece I wrote in my third year of secondary school.  I may not have noticed it then, but it appeared my writing instincts were there all along!" She said.

"It was during one of my engagements in the library, reading 'Pink And The Hair Thief' to primary school children that the idea came to me to explore scriptwriting. The thought moved me to write an animation screenplay, a play script for theatre and a children's playscript piece to use in schools." said Patricia.