Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Earth Day 2023: Quail Convention
Happy EARTH Day 2023!!POEM PROMPT: Write a poem about the desertin the voice of a bird, a reptile, an animal, or a cactusthat lives in the desert (below are some examples). I love to write mask poems - that is, poems in the voice of an animal or object.I live next to...
Dear Mr. Berry
It's #PoetryFriday! Want to know more? Click here. This week's round up is hosted by Karen at Karen Edmisten*. This is what life does to you: Weeks before you hit a wall of discouragement, you sign up for a poetry workshop at Highlights with two of your poetry...
S is for Skinny
30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 FormsThe Skinny The Skinny is a recent discovery on my part. I had the opportunity to listen to Truth Thomas, the creator of this poetic form, in a webinar earlier this year. A Skinny has 11 lines.Line 1 and 11 are any length. Line 11 must...
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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