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12 x 12 April 2019 Check-In!

Julie is out of town this week, so we will carry on with the April Check-In! Tell us your progress. Did you complete a draft and/or revision in April? Let us know in the Rafflecopter and in the comments. Our April Featured Author, Wendy Greenley, is giving a picture book manuscript critique to one lucky […]

April 2019 Good News!

Welcome to the monthly digest of all the great “goings-on” of 12 x 12 members. Congratulations to everyone for their achievements. There is A LOT to celebrate in April! This month we’re featuring books by 12 x 12 members released in April! (And one we missed in March.). All other good news was submitted before […]

12 x 12 March 2019 Check-In Winner!

12 X 12 check in winner 2019

It’s time to announce the winner of our March check-in. Special thanks to our March Featured Author Baptiste Paul! This month’s winner will win a copy of Baptiste’s latest picture book I AM FARMER! And the winner is … MEGHAN BROWNE Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com with your mailing address […]

12 x 12 Featured Author April 2019 – Wendy Greenley

_Featured Author Wendy Greeenley April 2019

We are thrilled to bring you our April Featured Author Wendy Greenley! Wendy is a long-time 12 x 12 member and the epitome of her topic today. She has stayed on the bus of picture book writing and it’s now paying off in spades. Congratulations, Wendy! Stay on the Bus I’m here to tell you […]

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).