Patricia Taylor Wells published her first book in 2016: "Camp Tyler, A First of its Kind" for the benefit of Camp Tyler, the oldest outdoor education school in the country, which she attended as a child.

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Her first novel, "The Eyes of the Doe" was published in 2017. The book was awarded First Place by Texas Authors Association in 2018 for Family Life/Inspirational Fiction.  Prior to publication, the first chapter placed as a finalist in the 2016 First Chapter Competition for Historical Fiction sponsored by East Texas Writers Guild.

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In March 2018, her novella "Mademoiselle Renoir à Paris" was published. In April 2019, Ms. Wells’ collection of poems “LodeStar: Reflections of Light and Dark” was released.  "LodeStar" won First Place for Poetry in 2020 by Best of Texas Book Awards sponsored by Authors Marketing Guild. 

 

Ms. Wells' novel "The Sand Rose" was released by Bedazzled Ink Publishing in May 2021.  And her second collection of poetry “Kaleidoscope” was published in 2022 and won Indie Authors Best Book Award for Poetry sponsored by Authors School of Business in 2023.

 

The author’s memoir “Maple Point” (2024) combines the historical accounts of three generations of the Gleason, Bush, and Wells families who owned the cottage between 1895 and 2005. Within the pages of this book, tales of historical figures, including Mark Twain, and places alongside beautiful Keuka Lake in upstate New York come to life.  

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​"Carousel," a collection of the author's short stories and musings was released on November 19, 2024.

​Ms. Wells has also won numerous awards for short stories.  Since 2016, Tyler Today Magazine has featured Ms. Wells nine times in its "Authors Among Us" column, which she helped inspire to benefit local authors.  Her upcoming book "For the Love of Eskies" will be released on December 9, 2025.

  

Ms. Wells, who holds a BA in English and French, facilitated writing critique groups for the Atlanta Writers Club and Knoxville Writers Group.  She especially enjoys writing poetry and draws inspiration from the wide range of experience she gathered from her travels and living in a variety of places.   She currently lives in Tyler, Texas with her husband and their dog, Kaspar.