Patty McCrystal

Patricia McCrystal is a writer from Arvada, Colorado. She received her MFA from Regis University. Her work can be found in Joyland Magazine, Epiphany Magazine, Oyster River Pages, JMWW Journal, and more. In 2024, one of her stories was a finalist for the Salamander Fiction Prize and made it on the fiction shortlist for the Disquiet International Literary Prize. Her work has received a Pushcart Prize nomination, a Best of Net nomination, a Best American Short Stories nomination, and has won the Slippery Elm Prose Prize. 

Beyond being a Lead Writing Instructor at Brink, Patty is the Marketing and Communications Manager at RedLine Contemporary Art Center, a nonprofit arts organization in Denver. She’s also a Volunteer Editor for the Hard Timesworkshop, a community writing program for those experiencing homelessness and economic hardship. 

Patty lives in Arvada with her husband Christopher, dog Bandit, and cat Ghost.