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Dedicating herself to a two-year plan resulted in a picture book deal for 12 x 12 member Suhasini Gupta. What's next? Another two-year plan!

Was your April a shower of activity? Complete April's Check-in! You may win a copy of Featured Author Alison McGauley's KENZIE'S LITTLE TREE!

Time to get to know our May Featured Agents Leslie Zampetti of Open Book Literary and Sally M. Kim of Andrea Brown Literary.

Scholarship recipient Brandy Bellittera reveals how a lot of hard work (and a little help from 12 x 12) helped her land an agent!

Did you check in for March? Featured Author Anna Ouchchy is offering a picture book critique to today's lucky winner!

For Joy Nicolas, it was right-place-right-time when she won a critique with agent Daniele Hunter of McIntosh & Otis in an auction.

For 12 x 12 member Alison McGauley, living with chronic illness gave her skills (shared here!) for navigating her picture book-writing world.

In April, we have two new-to-us Featured Agents to introduce to you. Please welcome Ariana Philips and Saribel Pages!

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).