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Chelsea Lin Wallace – How I Got My Agent

12 X 12 Challenge | Chelsea Lin Wallace

Congratulations to Chelsea Lin Wallace! Chelsea has been on our Winners Wall for the past two years, which isn’t surprising when you read that she writes several drafts a month. Not only is she a prolific writer, she’s spends time getting educated about the craft and, during her agent search, spent time researching agents so […]

Charlotte Offsay – How I Got My Agent

12 X 12 Challenge | Charlotte Offsay

Today, we’re thrilled to feature Charlotte Offsay in our How I Got My Agent series. It can never be stressed enough how important it is to research agents before submitting. Seeing Charlotte take that one step further and research the agencies behind the agents is a pro tip indeed. Congratulations, Charlotte, on not only getting […]

Cathy Ogren – How I Got My Agent

12 X 12 Challenge | Cathy Ogren

Congratulations to Cathy Ogren on landing an agent! We love Cathy’s story because it’s her continued participation in the writing community that brought her the opportunity to meet her agent. Cathy, we are so excited to see where your new agent relationship leads!  How long had you been writing before seeking an agent, and what […]

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).