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John Rocco – 12 x 12 Featured Author April 2015

This must be some kind of record because this post published before I was even finished with it! I guess that’s sign enough that the lateness had gotten out of hand. HOWEVER, I am “jumping-up-and-down” thrilled to announce that Caldecott Honor-Winning author John Rocco is our featured author for April! I had the pleasure of meeting […]

12 x 12 March 2015 Check-in Winners!

It’s time to giveaway our March prizes! This month we have two winners! One will win a spot in Julie’s How to Make Money as a Writer and one will get a query letter critique. And the lucky winners are… BETSY ICKES – HOW TO MAKE MONEY AS A WRITER! TERESA MI SCHAEFER – QUERY […]

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).