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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 teacher, cross-cultural trainer, and applied sociolinguist in the U.S., Latin America, and Morocco. Her research interests include multilingualism and identity, anti-bias curriculum, culturally responsive pedagogy, peace linguistics, and diversity studies. Aixa is also a homeschool/unschool mother of six who consults for families who choose an alternative educational experience for their learners.  Aixa writes in Spanish and English and translates in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. You can find her at: https://aixasdoodlesandbooks.com.

My Books
  • City Feet (Reycraft, 2023)
  • Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People (Lee & Low, 2024)

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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).