Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Wintering
Kim gave us our prompt this month. Click on her name to read the beautiful reflections offered by our cohort on the theme of wintering.Arizona is the land of snowbirds – those seasonal visitors who flock to our 70-degree days from November to April. And who wouldn’t...
Madly Searching
It's PoetryFriday! Want to know more? Click here. This week's round up is hosted by Ruth at there is no such thing as a God-forsaken town. Join us! Did some of you receive this gem in your inbox this week? Not three weeks post-election and I needed this! I...
I Just Want All the Dogs
Our Poetry Friday friend,Karen Edmistenhosts the round-up this weekend. Karen has pointed me to numerous poets in the past few years -- George Bilgere most recently (thank you, Karen!). Join us!I Just Want All the Dogs!My mom says I've loved dogs for as long as she...
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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