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12 x 12 October Featured Author – Lauri Fortino

12 x 12 Featured Author Lauri Fortino

Thank you, Julie! I’m honored to be the October 2016 featured author here at 12 x 12. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m the author of the picture book The Peddler’s Bed, which was published by Ripple Grove Press last year. Most of you should be acquainted with Ripple Grove Press thanks […]

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).