Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Post-Election Daze
We need PoetryFriday now more than ever! Want to know more? Click here. This week's round up is hosted by Cathy at Merely Day by Day.Join us! I want so badly to believe this country is kinder and less afraid than it is.-Courtney E. Martin Of the many...
The World Waits
Linda Mitchell hosts our Spiritual Journey cohort, offering this month's prompt, inspired by her OLW: world. My world. Your world. Our world. You can find the links to each of our reflections here.The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius invite retreatants to imagine...
Popi’s All Souls Song
I clearly remember the day my nana died. My mom and dad sat the five of us down and despite their tears spoke of the joy that could be found in my nana's death. Looking back, I am certain it was their way of normalizing death. I posted this thought yesterday:...
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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