"Hello, I’m Patrick! In my 10+ years of tutoring, I’ve helped college students get into prestigious MFA programs; I’ve critiqued and edited fiction manuscripts and Ph.D. dissertations; and I’ve helped elementary students develop a love for storytelling (and improve their grammar and spelling along the way!). I work with all ages, helping learners find their way into the passion and curiosity for language that drives the deepest learning.

I’m a graduate of NYU’s MFA program , where I studied with Joyce Carol Oates and Jonathan Safran Foer. My fiction and poetry have been published in over a dozen literary magazines, as well as Penguin Canada’s Journey Prize Anthology and the Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku. My special love is for science fiction and fantasy, and I am also a graduate of the Clarion Writer’s Workshop, the world’s premier training ground for speculative authors.

I have taught creative writing at NYU, as well as fiction masterclasses through Accent Academy. Along with mentoring students in fiction writing, I enjoy helping students build skills in essay writing and narrative non-fiction, a role I once occupied as Editor-in-Chief of my university newspaper. Currently I work at Polygence as a Mentor and Writing Fellow.

I will be your guide and companion through all stages of your writing process! I look forward to helping you achieve your particular voice and vision." less...