Patricia A Leslie

Patricia A. Leslie, a lifelong enthusiast for British Isles literature, writes speculative fiction in several sub-genres, largely set in Scotland and England; inspirations include Shakespeare, Austen, Dickens, Burns, Grahame, and Pratchett. With a broad background in the arts, she is an eclectically-talented woman. University research on revitalisation movements and Neopaganism became the catalyst for starting to create fiction, the ideal synthesis of her fascination with folklore, sacred...See more

Patricia A. Leslie, a lifelong enthusiast for British Isles literature, writes speculative fiction in several sub-genres, largely set in Scotland and England; inspirations include Shakespeare, Austen, Dickens, Burns, Grahame, and Pratchett. With a broad background in the arts, she is an eclectically-talented woman. University research on revitalisation movements and Neopaganism became the catalyst for starting to create fiction, the ideal synthesis of her fascination with folklore, sacred nature, and cultural anthropology. She is married to an ESL teacher; they have always had dogs instead of children. Her newest fiction series, is a genre crossover, satirical Steampunk with gothic-romance overtones: VALEDICTORIA SCOTT'S MYSTERIOUS ADVENTURES is currently being serialised on Patreon; starting February 2017, each of the stand-alone novellas will be released as print and Ebook editions. See less