An annual award which bears her name is given each year by Anguilla’s Department of Education to the primary students in grades 3, 5, and 6 who excel in creative writing.
She was one of the pioneering broadcasters that transformed the station into a community media producer which brought information and education to the listeners.
[1] In 1989, she moved to St. Kitts to earn her teaching certificate and completed her studies at the St. Kitts-Nevis Teacher Training College in 1991.
Her works which feature both English and Anguillian Creole texts, have helped to improve the perception of the localcreole on the island, which was viewed more negatively and seldom used in writing in the past.
[7] Since 2008, the Patricia J. Adams Literary Award is given to primary students in grades 3, 5, and 6 who excel in compositional writing by the Department of Education.
The same year she received a badge of honor and Queen's Certificate on Anguilla Day Award for her contributions to the social development of the island.
The book, which is titled “Blue Beans” is about relationships between fathers and sons and takes place in the decade preceding the Anguillan Revolution.