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Teresa Klepinger – How I Got My Agent

12 X 12 | Teresa Klepinger

What we love about Teresa Klepinger’s agent story is the amount of research and adjustment she put into her agent search. It’s important to look at the market and change your course if necessary. And, of course, tailor your submissions to each agent’s tastes. Congratulations to you, Teresa! Your hard work paid off! How long […]

Shannon Stocker – How I Got My Agent

12 X 12 | Shannon Stocker

If you gave us one word to describe Shannon Stocker, we would choose TENACITY. Shannon doesn’t know the word quit. That tenacity and determination saw her through the dissolution of her first agent relationship and gave her the strength to query again when she was ready. Be encouraged that while things may not go as […]

Sara Fajardo – How I Got My Agent

12 X 12 | Sara Fajardo

It’s an honor to bring you Sara Fajardo’s How I Got My Agent post today. We’re excited to see Sara’s voice coming to the children’s publishing industry. We love how published authors were willing to give back and thus created an opportunity for Sara and her work.  Congratulations, Sara! We can’t wait to see your […]

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).