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12 x 12 Contributor

Sarah Hetu

Sarah Hetu

Elf Sarah Hetu writes across the genres and loves making words shout, sing and play well together. She has a special love of creating rhyming picture book texts. While still pre-published in the book department, she has published children’s poems, as well as nonfiction and essays in several magazines (SCBWI, Skipping Stones, Parenting NH, Dirigible Balloon). When not writing, Sarah enjoys kicking butt in American Kenpo Karate with her son and daughter. She is excited to be a part of the 12×12 team.

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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).