Wax vitrines by the artist and main character of Casting Shadows, Sally Kettlestone. A novel by Patricia Mullin. Embedded in the wax are objects from Sally's childhood collection; they act as clues to the unfolding mystery that lies at the heart of the narrative.  Click on the images to enlarge.


Patricia is a member of the Society of Authors and East Anglian Writers
2022            Craxton and Picasso workshop. The Holt Festival
2021            Finalist in The London Independent Short Story Prize - Flash Fiction - 'Fact Sheet 5'
2021            The Literary Consultancy 'Free Reads' Award - administered by The National Centre for Writing Norwich
2020            West Sussex Mind short story prize 'The Nostalgia House' 3rd place. Judge - Rosanna Ley
2020            The Bridport Prize 'Lick' shortlisted. Judge Nell Leyshon
2019            The Bridport Prize 'Puponga Beach' shortlisted. Judge Kirsty Logan
2018            Tidelines - short story course Wells Maltings - Wells-next-the-Sea - Creative Writing Tutor
2018            Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts. Fictional Narratives - Associate Tutor
2017/18       Anteros Arts - Creative Progress - Workshop leader - developing creative working practice
2017            Pensthorpe Natural Wildlife Park North Norfolk. Workshop leader prose 'Words on the Wing'
2017            Cambridge University - Murray Edwards College English Literature Society (Formerly New Hall) 'Modern                                                   Repose'  Workshop leader 'Object Lesson'
2017            Writers Centre Norwich - Short Story Course - Prose Progression  - Creative Writing Tutor        
2016            The Bridport Prize. 'Lick' shortlisted. Judge Tessa Hadley
2016            Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts - short story course - Fictional Narratives. Inspired by the Robert and                                                 Lisa Sainsbury collection. UEA Associate Tutor.
2016            Words and Women competition winner for Folding - anthology published March 7th Unthank Press 
2015            Words and Women competition winner for The Siren - anthology pub March 8th Unthank Press
2014            Arts Council Award of a grant for Casting Shadows a novel
2014            The Yeovil International Literary Prize. Commended for Casting Shadows. Judge: Elizabeth Buchan
2014            Words and Women competition winner for The Sitting - anthology pub March 8th Unthank Press
2014            Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts. A short story course taking inspiration from the Reality exhibition
2013            Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts. A short story course taking inspiration from the Masterpieces                                                             exhibition. UEA Associate Tutor
2013            Creative Catalyst - a collaborative workshop with the land and seascape artist Tracey Ross
2013            Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts - Fictional Narratives Course - UEA Associate Lecturer
2013            Creative Spring - creative writing tutor
2012            Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts - Museum Night workshop leader
2012            Creative Spring - creative writing tutor
2010/11       Gold Dust programme mentored by the award winning author Jill Dawson
2010            Editor. Voices from the Cathedral Anthology. Pub: Blackshore an imprint of Gatehouse Press
2009            Shortlisted for the Arts Council East Escalator Award
2008/10       Creative Writing Tutor. Site-specific community education course. Norwich Cathedral
                    this course was presented as part of the successful bid for Norwich UNESCO City of Culture
2009            Archie and the Dragon Children's short story. Published as part of the Norwich Dragon Festival
2009            Contemplating Julian. Site-specific creative writing course. The Julian Centre, Norwich course tutor.
2009            The Whisk, the Spoon and the Grater Short fiction for National Holocaust Memorial Day. Pub: ink-                                                             sweat-and-tears ezine
2009            The Camera Lies Voicing Visions - Norwich 20 Group exhibition. Collaboration with the  print maker                                                           Derek Rae
2008             Christmas Cake and Soft Angular  Short fiction. Pub: ink-sweat-and-tears ezine
2005/10        Readings and talks, Gene Genie Babylon Gallery Ely. Westminster Library. Cafe Writers Norwich.                                                              Pimlico Library and book groups.
2005             Gene Genie Novel Pub: The Stone Press
2003             Café Writers poem of the month - 'By This Fragile thread.'
2002             Guest writer for Women Writers and Editors Network
1999/2005    Co-ordinator Café Writers Norwich

Design/illustration/exhibitions/galleries - full CV available on request. 

After graduating from the Central St Martins, Patricia became a designer for Liberty & Co London working on the Tana Lawn and Veruna wool dress ranges, later freelancing and selling to international textile houses in the UK, New York and Japan. After teaching, quite by accident, she became an illustrator and her work has featured in Women's Journal; Taste Magazine; A' La Carte; Elle; City Limits; Time Out; Quadrant Design Associates; Vauxhall Motors and Landell Mills Commodities.
Exhibitions and galleries include: The Artists Day Book, Smiths Gallery Covent Garden (Arts Council national tour). Women's Eye, Lauderdale House London; Snape Maltings Gallery/Suffolk; Blickling Hall Gallery,Norfolk; The Brandler Gallery,Essex; The Eastern Rooms,Rye; Opposite Ends - exhibitor and curator - Norwich; The Hostry, Norwich Cathedral. In addition, Patricia was a member of the Norwich Cathedral Exhibitions Committee, closely involved in developing the exhibition space within the Hostry 2009/10.