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12 x 12 September 2020 Check-In!

Well, it looks like I totally missed our ACTUAL check-in day, so I’m writing this on October 1st. We are in the final quarter of 2020. I did not write a new draft in September, but I did complete one revision and worked on another. Revision is easier for me that drafting these days. How […]

12 x 12 October Featured Author – Rina Singh

Featured Author Rina Singh Sept 2020a

It’s such an honor to be the Featured Author on 12 x 12 this month. Since joining this wonderful community four and a half years ago, I have come to love it so much! I’ve “grown up” reading your stories, watching the incredible webinars, and listening to all the conversations. I’m constantly learning about the […]

Financial Need Scholarship Guidelines

All applications will be accepted via email only between November 1, 2023 – November 30, 2023 at kelli@juliehedlund.com.

Subject line of the email:

  1. 12 x 12 Financial Need Scholarship
 

Please include the following in the body of the email:

  1. An autobiographical statement and career summary in 250 words or fewer.
  2. A short statement describing the nature of the financial need/circumstances in 250 words or fewer.
  3. A sample query letter for the manuscript you are submitting with your application.
  4. Pitches for two additional completed picture books.
 

 Attached to the email:

  1.  The full text of one picture book manuscript, attached as a Word document named as FIN_YourFirstName_YourLastName_Title_of_Manuscript.doc (or docx).