Patricia Morris Buckley grew up in Syracuse, New York. She likes to say she grew up in a library because she spent so much time there while her mother earned her master’s in library science. She attended Wells College and received a BFA in theater, but after a few seasons in New York City, she followed her family to sunny San Diego. There, she worked as a reporter for two decades before becoming, of course, an elementary school librarian.
She is the regional advisor emeritus for the San Diego chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and taught “Writing for Children” for the University of San Diego Extension program. Patricia writes for Publishers Weekly, has written four books, and runs the website NativeAmericanKidLit.com. She is happiest when writing about her Indigenous background (she is Mohawk from the Kahnawá:ke Reserve, outside of Montreal, Canada). Patricia continues to reside in San Diego with her witty husband, their three children, one beautiful cat, and the sweetest dog in the universe.
