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Penny Parker Klostermann

Penny Parker Klostermann loves all kinds of books … especially very silly picture books that make her laugh and inspiring nonfiction books that tweak her curiosity. She has been known to hug her favorite picture books and seriously hopes that her books will gain huggable status too. She feels lucky to live in Abilene, Texas, The Storybook Capital of America, where inspiration is all around. Learn more about her and her books at https://pennyklostermann.com/

My Books
  • Merry Christmas, Dear Mars, illustrated by Estrela Lourenço (Macmillan/Godwin Books)
  • There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight, illustrated by Ben Mantle (Random House Children’s Books)
  • A Cooked-Up Fairy Tale, illustrated by Ben Mantle (Random House Children’s Books)
  • Spider Lady: Nan Songer and Her Arachnid WWII Army, illustrated by Anne Lambelet (Astra/Calkins Creek)-Coming May 6, 2025
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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).
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