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#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...
Words we fall back on
With age comes wisdom, right? - though I suppose foolishness finds its home even in the graying crowd. Deepening creases. Slightest sagging? These are a source of chagrin for me. The gift I relish? Perspective. In putting rooms back together after getting new carpet,...
Hope is…
It's Poetry Friday! Curl up with some poetry goodness this weekend! Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference has the round-up.Do you know Mindful Poetry Moments? I stumbled into this space during the pandemic and found it to be a wonderful place for pause, meditation,...
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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