Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Painting with words
It's #PoetryFriday! Want to know more? Click here. This week's round up is hosted by Matt Forrest Esenwine who is celebrating the launch of his gorgeous new picture book THE THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT STARGAZING. Go visit here and then order this gem here!...
Write Out 2023!
Do y’all know about WRITE OUT??? The National Writing Project’s annual Write Out is a free two-week celebration of writing, making, and sharing inspired by the great outdoors. This year’s Write Out theme is Poetry, Prose and Parks! and will run from October 8-22,...
Summer’s End
It's Poetry Friday! Carol Varsalona hosts the round up this week at Beyond LiteracyLink. Carol invited us to share a picture and poem about the end of summer.As you can see from the image above, some of us are sadder than others to say goodbye to the season.summer's...
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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