Pat Simmons
Pat Simmons is a writer of poetry, short stories, flash fiction and picture books for children. She lives at Scarborough on the NSW South Coast with a menagerie of critters, which includes cats, dogs and a quantity of stick insects. She has a Bachelor degree in Children’s Services and an Advanced Diploma in Community Service Management. She has worked with children in a variety of childcare and museum settings and has also taught child studies at TAFE. Her work has been published in anthologies and children’s literary magazines including NSW School Magazine, Alphabet Soup & Looking Glass Magazine. She has won writer competitions in Australia and the UK. The Cat Thief is Pat’s fifth published picture book.