12 x 12 Contributor

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).