Pat Simmons lives in Scarborough, New South Wales, Australia, with her two cats, Mr. Meowgi and Oscar. Pat is a writer of poetry, short stories, adult flash fiction, and children’s picture books. As a published poet, Pat has won awards in the United Kingdom and Australia. Pat worked in children’s services such as Out of School Hours Care, preschool, and at the Australian National Maritime Museum, running school holiday and weekend programmes for children before moving into writing.