Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
20/20 Hindsight
Looking back now, what I would tell my 30-year old, new-mom self :
Sourdough: Metaphor for Life
You only need a couple of very simple ingredients: flour and water. Then, depending on how patient you are, how much time you put in, things begin to happen. Do you know that you don’t have to buy yeast, you can actually cultivate it? With the right mix of flour and...
January Sneak Preview
And Sometimes We Nap (an excerpt) Sometimes we run or play in the sun. Sometimes we dance or follow some ants. Sometimes there’s trouble if we splash in a puddle, for that means a bath but also some cuddles . . . and sometimes we nap. What's Working? Repetition as...
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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