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Ryan Roberts

Ryan Roberts is a children’s book writer and soon-to-be host of the podcast MY FAVORITE KIDS BOOK, where Ryan interviews people from all walks of life about their favorite children’s book. Childhood reading increases empathy, knowledge, curiosity, and imagination. Do children’s books have the power to change the world? Ryan Roberts thinks so!

Ryan has been a lot of things including a veterinarian, a whitewater raft guide, a professional Mad Scientist, a radio DJ, and a roller derby player. Since having her daughter and discovering the world of children’s books, her new dream is to be a children’s book author and to live a life immersed in children’s literature. 

Ryan is a proud member of 12×12. When she first joined, she felt like she had finally found “her people”! No matter how hectic life becomes, 12×12 is a constant- always there to keep driving her forward towards her goals.

Ryan’s favorite thing about being an elf is welcoming new people to 12×12 and helping them learn how 12×12 can best serve their needs.

Besides 12×12, Ryan has been a member of SCBWI, Storyteller Academy, and the Lyrical Language Lab. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, daughter, and little dog, Buzz.

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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).