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Dani Duck

Dani Duck is a bisexual writer and illustrator. She is an American living in Canada. She has a AAS in Graphic Communications and a BFA in drawing. She is a member of the SCBWI, 12 x 12 and co-host of #QueerKidlit chat on Twitter. Dani likes to create humorous and whimsical worlds for kidlit and especially […]

Aixa Pérez-Prado

Aixa Pérez-Prado is a native of Argentina who immigrated to the United States as a child. She is a writer, illustrator, editor, sensitivity reader, translator, and professor at Florida International University with a PhD in Social Science and Education. Aixa began her teaching career as a bilingual Kindergarten teacher and has since worked as an ESOL […]

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).