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Yvonne Mes

Yvonne Mes is a picture book author and illustrator from the Netherlands who lives in Brisbane, Australia. She writes and illustrates stories for children with curious minds. 

Her books have been published in Australia and beyond, and several of her books have been shortlisted. 

Yvonne is an experienced early childhood professional who has worked with children of all ages, many backgrounds and abilities. 

As an author and illustrator, she frequently speaks at festivals and schools and enjoys sharing her love of story and art with children. She loves being part of the creative community and likes to support other authors and illustrators. At the moment she is studying for a Master of Arts in Writing and Literature. 

My Books
  • Little Bilby’s Aussie Bush Christmas – Hachette Australia
  • Look at That (illustrations) – Library for All
  • Trouble in the Hen House (illustrations) – Yellow Brick Books
  • The Little Lambs’ Great New Zealand Easter Egg Hunt – Hachette NZ
  • Little Bilby’s Aussie Easter Egg Hunt – Hachette Australia
  • Oliver’s Grumbles – Yellow Brick Books
  • Meet Sidney Nolan – Penguin Random House
  • 2022 The Little Lambs’ Great New Zealand Christmas Rescue – Hachette NZ
To be released:
  • 2023 The Opal Dinosaur – CSIRO

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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).