Patsy Collins

I’m very happy to have a story in The People’s Friend Spring Special, which is out now. There are 19 other stories by a great selection of authors, making it a good value read.

Hi! I'm Patsy Collins, aka 'The Travelling Writer' as I often work from a campervan wherever my stories are set. I'm a romantic novelist and short story writer. My short stories regularly appear in UK magazines as well as those in Ireland, Sweden and South Africa. My debut novel Escape to the Country was first published…

Are you on Instagram? A friend persuaded me to try it. So far I’m not really sure what I’m doing, but it does seem like a good place to share photos of my garden, my travels, and perhap…

I was interviewed for a Write Club podcast. I mainly talk about

As well as writing and writing related stuff, I sometimes work as an assistant to my husband. Gary is a maritime photographer – the best there is! This can be a tough job, lugging gear for miles in…

My Weekly have republished one of my romances on their website. If you’ve not already seen it, I hope you enjoy it. You

I sometimes describe myself as a romantic novelist – meaning both a writer of romance stories, and a romantic person who happens to write. Just to prove it’s true, Gary and I spent Valentine&…

I’m very pleased to have a story in the special Valentine’s issue of Ireland’s Own. The issue also includes a story by Maeve Binchey and another by my writing friend S. Bee, so I&…

2019 has got off to a good start. I currently have a story in Woman’s Weekly Fiction Special (it’s the February issue and apparently was out before New Year!). Next week on 20th January