Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Haiku Saturday: Stellar’s Jay
Deja vu... it's Spring (again) In the spirit of my seasonal whiplash, it is Spring in the Sierras. Snow greeted my arrival a few weeks ago. My garden is a bit traumatized by sub-40 overnight temps. Long-overdue rain is forecast for the weekend. And... the Stellar's...
Poetry Friday: Lake Tahoe, Claimed
“… so little of what passes for history — not just in Lake Tahoe but all over this country– includes information about the native people who lived in and loved the land first.”
Poetry Friday: My Garden
My Garden Carrot and cucumber! Cabbage and kale! Peppers and peas and tomatoes! Leafy greens that began as seeds, a salad grows in my garden. Sun warms the soil. I sprinkle with water. I mix and I trim and I mulch. Squirrels and birds wait...
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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