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Persistence and focus worked for Jennifer Anyong in her desire to have Morgan Hughes of FinePrint Literary Management be her literary agent.

12 x 12 member Anna Ouchchy shares tips along with the evolution of her picture book, I DON'T WANNA HIBERNATE! (Hint: It's not a bear story.)

It's a sparkling fresh year at 12 x 12! Calling all 12 x 12 members for the January check in. Tell us what you accomplished this month!

It's our first Featured Agents of 2025! Come get to know Christie Megill of The CAT Agency and Charlotte Wenger of The Prospect Agency.

The right manuscript + the right editor = Lynn Baldwin finding an agent that was the perfect match: Jen Newens at Martin Literary Management.

Did you check in for December? Featured Author Annette Clayton is offering one lucky 12 x 12 member a copy of PAPA AND PEARL!

Persistence, hard work, and her 12 x 12 membership helped Cheryl Johnson find the perfect agent, Mara Cobb at Martin Literary Management.

12 x 12 member Anita Yasuda suggests exploring the relationship between documenting joyful moments and creativity. Try this daily practice!

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).