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Day: January 29, 2020

12 x 12 January 2020 Good News!

Award-winning 12 x 12 Writers Teresa Robeson Andrea Loney

This is a VERY special edition of the Good News! The American Library Association (ALA) announced their annual awards and TWO, count ’em, TWO 12 x 12 members were among the honored books! 2020 Caldecott Honor Book – DOUBLE BASS BLUES illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez and written by 12 x 12 member Andrea J. Loney!  […]

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Financial Need Scholarship Guidelines

All applications will be accepted via email only between November 1, 2024 – November 30, 2024 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).
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