Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Begin Again
It's Poetry Friday!Heidi Morhorst hosts the weekend roundup. She's an inspiration to so many of us...from new poetry forms (her latest...a "Narcissus") to coaxing poetry magic out of school kids (check out her WHISPERshout e-zine here) to her tireless push for justice...
Spiritual Journey: Family
Leigh Anne Eck is hosting our August Spiritual Journey reflections. Molly Hogan is our Poetry Friday host. Join us!Leigh Anne offered a thoughtful prompt for our August Spiritual Journey: Family. I’ve been thinking about identity— From conception, our genes define so...
I Just Love All The Dogs
It's PoetryFriday! Want to know more? Click here. This week's roundup is hosted by Jane at Raincity Librarian. Join us! I can't help myself. When I see a dog coming, I have to stop and say hello. Especially when I'm away from my own dog. Then I usually have to stop...
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
PoetryFriday! Click on the link for my poetry!
#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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