Patricia Goodsell won her first writing award from ’Pen Pencil and Brush’ at the age of seven for her short story about Emperor Penguins. Her other achievements include: Her children’s book, David the Dandelion, Several first place writing awards from The Leaky Cauldron Contest Corner, and a vast collection of poetry including her epic poem, The Storm which won International Recognition and was recently selected for publication in the International Edition of Who’s Who in Poetry 2012. She currently lives in California and Oregon with her family.