Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
A Poetryaction
Leslie Barnard Booth's lyrical love letter about the transformation of a stone made for a wonderful opportunity to play with her words. Thank you to Laura Purdie Salas for creating the poetryaction (is it a "form"?). You can read my review and interview with Leslie...
Book Review: A Stone Is a Story
As picture book writers, we know there’s the “through-line” (this story is about…) and the “heart-line” (this story is REALLY about…). A STONE IS A STORY, by Leslie Barnard Booth and illustrated by Marc Martin (M.K. Elderberry Books/Simon & Schuster, 2023), is...
Love is…
“Showing up is a holy practice.” These words came from Rabbi Sharon Brous, by way of a NYT article a couple of weeks ago. She reflects on a Jewish text, the Mishnah, part of the Talmud that guides the potential interpretation of Jewish law into Jewish practice. In...
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)
Follow Patricia on Social!