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Write Out 2023: Day 6
Week 2 of Write Out 2023 is underway! I'm sharing Monday's outdoor write - an exercise in listening, trying to find words... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~only sound sky muffles a soft r h h o a a busy airplane r h h u s h h i n n g g g to...
Write Out 2023 – My week
I'm using my daily writing practice to participate in Write Out 2023. You can click on any of the links below for a taste of poetry from my week of writing outdoors Day 1: "like water" - an object poem Day 2: "Days Like This" - a haiku Day 3: "morning star" Day 4:...
Write Out: Day 4
Today's prompt: Write a six-word story. Wonder begins with one little leaf. The end. photo & poem ©2023 Patricia J. Franz
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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