Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
#HaikuSaturday
The poet’s challenge is to paint a vivid picture in just a few words. Haiku pares this down to the essentials— making each syllable count.
#PoetryFriday: Treasures
I'm workshopping a picture book manuscript that began as a poem (this happens alot for me). Children have so much to tell us, if we give them the time and space-- if we hold our words, and let them find theirs. For more #PoetryFriday delight, Janice at Salt City Verse...
The Nevermores: A Poetry Sandbox
A List Poem The Nevermores ... Edgar Allen Poe most certainly inspired the name for our poetry group, though we have chosen to put our own twist on it. "Nevermore" is a reminder of life's fleeting moments and thus, why poetry is important: it is a way for us to...
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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