Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Postcard From Memphis
It's Poetry Friday! Mary Lee at A(nother) Year of Reading hosts our weekend round up. Join us!My heart is with the people who live in the path of Hurricane Helene, especially those living in and around the community of Asheville, NC. Tom and I were enroute for a...
Transformation
Thank you to Leigh Anne for our October prompt: Transformation. You can read her reflection and find the links to others' here.Transformation(words that come to mind) aging parentsaccompanimentjourneywitnessravageemotion photo courtesy of pixabytransformation never...
Autumn Cinquains
Poetry Friday! Find the round up with Irene Latham at Live Your Poem!You're always in for a treat on Irene's blog. It is one of the MOST joyful reads of my week. Join us! Post-Labor Day in Lake Tahoe means summer crowds are gone. On morning hikes with my pup, I marvel...
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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