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12 x 12 June 2015 Check-In!

  Well folks, I hope one of you will be able to explain to me how we are now HALFWAY through the 12 x 12 challenge for 2015! Whoever is responsible for this, please reveal yourself so the others will not be punished. 🙂 Seriously, I’m feeling a little anxious about the passage of time. […]

Sean McCarthy & Maria Vicente – 12 x 12 Featured Agent July 2015

12 x 12 Featured Agent July 2015

Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Sean McCarthy of the McCarthy Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 Gold members July 1-15. Maria Vicente of P.S. Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x […]

Tuesday 12 x 12 – Diana Lynn Gibson

Tuesday 12 x 12 - Diana Lynn Gibson

Today’s Tuesday 12 x 12 comes to us from Diana Lynn Gibson. I am in awe of the places Diana’s travels and varied careers. But the thing I love most about Diana’s message is that’s it’s never too late to commit to your writing. Don’t forget that! We’re six months through this challenge. Maybe you haven’t […]

Tuesday 12 x 12 – M. Elizabeth Gage

I confess, today’s post from M. Elizabeth Gage got me a little teary. Writing can be lonely, and I’m sure we’ve all felt alone in the writing wilderness at one time or another. After all, writing is just you and your computer (or maybe a pencil and paper if you’re feeling old school ;-). So, how […]

Author Illustrator Roxie Munro – 12 x 12 Featured Author June 2015

Roxie Munro Featured Image

Our June featured author, Roxie Munro, is doing some of the most exciting work in children’s books today. She is an author, illustrator, innovator, and tireless advocate of learning through literacy, no matter what form that learning takes. She is equally as passionate about helping fellow authors and creatives in this brave new world of publishing. […]

June Featured Author Coming Soon!

After our first choice for June’s Featured Author didn’t work out, we’ve secured an amazing Plan B. Stay tuned. You won’t want to miss this one!

12 x 12 May 2015 Winner!

It’s time to giveaway our wonderful May prizes! This month, two happy 12 x 12 members will win a picture book critiques from Stacy McAnulty! And the lucky winners are… SHERI RAD! MARIA OKA! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com to claim your prize. We had a hitch in our giddy-up with our […]

Financial Need Scholarship Guidelines

All applications will be accepted via email only between November 1, 2023 – November 30, 2023 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).