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AAPI 12 x 12 Books

As the founder of 12 x 12, I am so disheartened by the dramatic rise in Anti-Asian racism in the Western world, and in the U.S. in particular. The tragic deaths of six Asian-American women in an Atlanta mass shooting last week is a grim reminder that we have a great deal of work to […]

12 x 12 May 2016 Check-In!

  Well, I’ve had my best performance in the challenge so far by this time of the year, but I’m afraid May passed by with no new draft OR revision from me. I’m quite disappointed, and I honestly don’t even know how it happened, but there it is. Only thing to do is move on […]

12 x 12 Featured Author May 2016 – Sylvia Liu

I wish I could describe the joy I feel when I get to participate and celebrate the success of a dear friend who has worked long and hard, all while giving back a tremendous amount to the Kidlit community. Today is one of those days, and I started writing the introduction to this post with […]

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).