Patricia Butler

Award-winning author Pat Butler is a newly minted retiree who can still speak in full sentences, which don’t always correspond to questions asked. Of Irish descent, she has no idea how to make a long story short, but after authoring three poetry chapbooks, she can do it poetically.

Pat recently released her first narrative nonfiction/memoir, Collision, How I Found My Life by Accident, in June 2022. Against all odds and a pandemic, she won the Editor's Choice Award (Christian Editors Association). And that’s no blarney.

A pioneer in missional arts, Pat envisions a world in which every Christ follower flourishes in the abundant life Jesus promised. In partnership with Greater Europe Mission and Inspiro Arts Alliance, she has cultivated a global network of artists and authors through writing, mentoring, and spiritual direction. From European cloisters to Costa Rica’s rain forest, Pat has wandered through twenty-five countries, lived in two, holds dual citizenship, and speaks two languages.

Currently residing in Florida, Pat walks with cranes, dodges hurricanes, and enjoys her own pillow. If you don’t stop by for coffee (or something stronger), you will miss her alligator wrestling a new manuscript. Although she'll probably blog about it, since she can't make a long story short. Blogs and editors were made for people like Pat. She'll stop now, but wants to call you now, because you had the kindness to stop and read all this. Do come again!

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