Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
National Poetry Month 2023
30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 FormsEach day of April, I'll post a new poem. I've chosen a different poetic form for each day. I'm also participating in a few special projects with fellow poets and authors (those are in red below). If you drop your email in the FOLLOW...
#ClimatePoemProject
#ClimatePoemProjectPOEM 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).Check back on EARTH DAY - Saturday, April 22, 2023 for my #ClimatePoem about the desert! To...
March Madness
I could not let March pass without a nod to basketball. I’m part of a large extended family that for several weeks each year, loses their minds over March Madness. If I tried to construct the history of the nonsense it would be moot. Suffice to say, there’s a...
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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