Patricia Q. Bidar

Patricia Quintana Bidar is a western writer from the Port of Los Angeles area. She is an alum of the U.C. Davis Graduate Writing Program, where she taught creative writing and earned a M.A. in English. Patricia also holds a degree in filmmaking. Her work has been celebrated in Wigleaf's Top 50 and widely anthologized including in The Red Mare Collection 2025, Flash Fiction America (W.W. Norton), Best Microfiction 2023 and Best Small Fictions 2023 and 2024. Patricia’s collection of short works is forthcoming from Unsolicited Press in December 2025. She lives with her family and unusual dog outside of Oakland, California.