Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
BOOK REVIEW: Old Blue Is My Home
My SCBWI-AZ Book Look and SCBWI-SF PB Craft Discussion groups looked at three books this month with themes of “home.” HOME by Matt de la Pena and Loren Long; A PLACE FOR US by James E. Ransome; and OLD BLUE IS MY HOME by Lita Judge. Read on for my review of Old...
Divinations
I received a beautiful Christmas gift from my daughter in law: Maria Popova’s 100 Divinations for Uncertain Days: An Almanac of Birds. You can read the story of its creation here. Divination the practice of seeking knowledgeof the future or the unknownby supernatural...
The Year as a Letter
It's PoetryFriday! Want to know more? Click here. This week's round up is hosted by Ruth at there is no such thing as a God-forsaken town. Join us! The Year as a ... A big thank you to Tabatha Yeatts for her inspired post and prompt. The Nevermores opened our 2026...
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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