Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Obituary
It's Poetry Friday! Heidi at my juicy little universewill have lots of food for thought to carry you into your weekend. Below is my poem for this week's NEVERMORES poetry prompt. OBITUARYby Patricia J. Franz my naïveté diedlingered longerthan it should nurtured...
Today
today rains have kissed the hillsides greensweet aroma of creosote lingers with patient trustsaguaro awaits its crown of flowers formed to standto share its seeds, ribs, lifeblood with patient trustquail and wren will scatter its seeds one hundred...
#50PreciousWords
My entry for Vivian Kirkfield's 2023 #50PreciousWords International Contest:Once again, Vivian is using this fabulous contest to continue the #50PreciousWords Literacy Initiative! All participants are invited to purchase a children’s book from BALIN BOOKS, one of...
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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