Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Morning renewed
It's #PoetryFriday! Want to know more? Click here. Marcie at Marcie Flinchum Atkins is hosting the Poetry Friday round up this week. Marcie is pretty much the busiest, most organized person I know. She is gearing up for the Sealey Challenge: she will read a poetry...
Can You Imagine?
It's Poetry Friday!Margaret at Reflections on the Techeis gifting us with an array of poetry links.Join us!“There’s a community already existing underground that’s growing us into being.” Mark NepoAs my youngest son’s wedding day approaches, I’m thinking about...
I Don’t Know
It's Poetry Friday!Our friend Robyn at Life on the Deckle Edge hosts us this week! Please join us!Last week, the Nevermores crafted poems inspired by a recent Maggie Smith substack post. Smith's prompt was built around the power of naming. We wrote of the natural...
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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