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The World Waits

The World Waits

Linda Mitchell hosts our Spiritual Journey cohort, offering this month's prompt, inspired by her OLW: world. My world. Your world. Our world. You can find the links to each of our reflections here.The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius invite retreatants to imagine...

Popi’s All Souls Song

Popi’s All Souls Song

I clearly remember the day my nana died. My mom and dad sat the five of us down and despite their tears spoke of the joy that could be found in my nana's death. Looking back, I am certain it was their way of normalizing death. I posted this thought yesterday:...

All Souls’ Day

All Souls’ Day

POETRY FRIDAY IS HERE!Welcome! If you are visiting and want to learn more click here --> Poetry Friday,If you would like to share your poetry, scroll down and add your blog link. All Souls' Day   On November 2nd, many in the Christian tradition will celebrate...

About Patricia Franz

Published poet & kidlit writer

cultivating joy and inspiring

a long, loving look at the real.

Craft Work & Street Creds

Contests/Participant

PB Party 2023 Honorable Mention

National Poetry Month 2023, 2022

#50PreciousWords 2022, 2021 Honorable Mention

KidLit Vibes 2022 Honorable Mention

Education

M.A. Theology / Children’s Spiritual Development

Memberships

Member SCBWI-AZ since 2020

Member Inked Voices since 2021

12x12 Picture Book Challenge - since 2021

Courage to Create - The Writing Barn since 2022

Emeriti Trustee, The United States Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGSUSA)

Courses & Conferences

LYRICAL LANGUAGE LAB (Renee LaTulippe)

Andrea Brown Literary Agency (ABLA) Big Sur 2021

Writing Barn: Non-Fiction Beyond Fact Flinging (Heather L. Montgomery)

SCBWI & Smithsonian Institution Online Non-Fiction Workshop

Stanford Continuing Studies: Writing for the Youngest Audience: Little Children, Big Emotions (Lynn E. Hazen/Elissa Haden Guest)

Highlights Foundation: The Art of Giving & Receiving Critique (Erin Dionne)

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