Pat Walker Johnson is a Georgia writer and member of Georgia Writers and the Broadleaf Writers Association. Her poetry has appeared in Senior News, and her short fiction has been published in a Fox Tale Book Shoppe anthology and recognized with a second-place award in The Dig writing competition. She studied with acclaimed author and developmental editor Ann Hite, whose mentorship helped shape her debut novel, The Mountains Don't Forget. Through her writing, Pat celebrates the resilience, faith, and enduring spirit of the Appalachian people and the mountains they call home.