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Valerie Bolling – 12 x 12 Featured Author September 2022

Valerie Bolling Featured Author September 2022

Beyond the Manuscript: Elevating the Critique Group Experience Writing as Community Writing may seem like a solitary activity, but having a supportive critique group is invaluable. Groups may function differently, but their shared purpose is providing and receiving feedback about writing. After all, we become better writers by listening to others’ stories and by hearing […]

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).