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Estrela Lourenço

Originally from Portugal , Estrela has been living in Ireland since 2009.

She is a full time Children’s Book Writer and Illustrator with 14 years experience working in the Animation Industry for shows like The Amazing World of Gumball for Cartoon Network and Wander Over Yonder for Disney XD.

She held various positions in the roles of Animation Director, Episodic Director, and Storyboard Artist but she’s very grateful to have been working full time in her kidlit dream job for the past few years.

My Books
  • WALKIES published by PageStreet Kids
  • MERRY CHRISTMAS, DEAR MARS written by Penny Parker Klostermann, published by Macmillan/Godwin Books
  • WHEN AN ELEPHANT HEARS NO written by Dazzle Ng published by PageStreet Kids
  • SILLY GILLY IS BRIGHT published by KiwiCo
  • SILLY GILLY IS BLOWING AWAY published by KiwiCo
  • SILLY GILLY IS MIXED UP published by KiwiCo
  • B IS FOR BANANAS written by Carrie Tillotson, published by Flamingo Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers
  • COUNTING TO BANANAS written by Carrie Tillotson, published by Flamingo Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers
  • PEEK & BOO series published by Sourcesbooks
  • THE ELIXIR FIXERS series written by Daniel Nayeri, published by Albert Whitman & Company
  • A CARTA D’ALHANDRA written by Manuela Peleteiro, self-published
  • MY FRIEND self-published in aid of Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland

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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).