Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Poetry Friday: Thank You, Moms!
Thank You, Moms! for moms who carry us give body, give life for moms who accompany in joy, in strife the daughter, the sister the friend, the wife I’m grateful for mothers who fill my life.It's Mother's Day Weekend! For those blessed by motherhood, may...
Progressive Poem: Update!
Progressive Poem: A line by line #kidlit collaboration coming to you from the #PoetryFriday peeps — I’ll add a line on April 17th!
PoetryFriday: Poem In My Pocket!
Desert Spring Fat ol’ lizard counts pushups in the sun Mourning dove laments: half a shell is found Whiff of jasmine floats from my neighbor’s espalier 95 at midday I escape the shade celebrate summer must be on its way a...
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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