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Poetry Friday: A Field Guide For Hope
O come, all ye faithful, believers that the best is yet to come... Wherein lies hope, faith? In the belief that your work is worth the wait.My Nevermores poetry partners crafted "field guide" poems last week, inspired by Marcie Flinchum Atkins' reading of April Pulley...
Poetry Friday: NYC at Christmas
I got to visit New York City last week, thanks to Hugh Jackman- um…I mean my sweet husband. He knew both NYC at Christmas AND Hugh Jackman were high on my list of would-love-to’s. Jackman’s been starring in The Music Man on Broadway and announced the show would close...
Poetry Friday: Doggie Misdeeds
Bonny is the fifth puppy I've raised and the first chewer - read: destroyer of bathmats, stuffies, tissues, and socks - so far. Her beauty and sweet demeanor have saved her life more than once in the seventh months since she joined our family. But she rescued me from...
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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