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12 x 12 November 2017 Check-In!

WOW! I’m so far behind I didn’t think the end of the month was until tomorrow (hence, the lateness of the post). I will tell you the truth. I am so fried I have no idea whether I wrote or revised a draft this month, and I’m too tired to go look at my badges. […]

12 x 12 October 2017 Check-in Winner!

It’s time to announce the winner of our October check-in. This month, one winner will get picture book manuscript and query critique from our October Featured Author Katey Howes. And the winner is … HEATHER ERQUIAGA!   Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com to claim your prize. Remember, if you write […]

12 x 12 Featured Author November 2017 – Carter Higgins

Featured Author Carter Higgins November 2017

Hello, 12×12! I am so excited to be on this slate of home-team authors this year. Isn’t that amazing? That what you are doing today, this month, this year means we might all be reading your blog post someday? I can’t wait. What to share had me stumped a little bit though, I’ll admit. I’m […]

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).