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Karen Greenwald

Karen M. Greenwald is a children’s author, (non-practicing) attorney, and international award-winning brand strategist. A Vote for Susanna, The First Woman Mayor was named one of the 15 Kansas Notable Books of 2022. A Mighty Girl listed it among its 2021 Books of the YearSchool Library Journal called it, “An engaging work of narrative nonfiction that has clear applications in classrooms and school libraries.” The verdict from Kirkus—Get it. A dedicated member of the kidlit community, Greenwald participates in SCBWI and 12×12. She also co-founded #SunWriteFun, a popular writing contest that raises money for minority and need-based children’s literacy charities. Professionally, Greenwald has won numerous prestigious international awards for STEM creative, writing, video, rebranding, and self-promotion. Bylined credits include online, print magazines, and The Washington Post.

My Books
A VOTE FOR SUSANNA, THE FIRST WOMAN MAYOR

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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).