Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
CK Malone: Hook, Heart, Takeaway
As a bigender, neurodiverse, kidlit author, CK Malone breaks barriers in presenting a character who longs for a costume that reflects all of who they are.Celebrating the picture book debut of A COSTUME FOR CHARLY by CK Maloneillustrated by Andrea BarajasListen in: CK...
POETRY FRIDAY: Scars
WOUNDS paper cuts, puppy teeth, scratches on the knee, slivers, stings, surgeries for appendectomies, unmet expectations, unkind words, a broken heart some will heal with Band-Aids the tough ones leave a scar ©2022, Patricia J. FranzI was the young mother that...
CK Malone: Critique Partners
Kidlit authors would be nowhere without their critique partners - the peeps that read their umpteenth @!#$ draft and offer feedback...Celebrating the picture book debut of A COSTUME FOR CHARLY by CK Maloneillustrated by Andrea BarajasListen in: CK Malone on Critique...
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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