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12 x 12 June Check-in!

I’m not gonna lie. June was a tough month. The kids are off school, so the routine is out the window. We took a vacation that was marred by the health issues of a family member. Those same health issues have now become an emergency that I’ll be dealing with during the month of July. […]

John Cusick & Janine Le – 12 x 12 Featured Agents July 2016

12 x 12 Featured Agents John Cusick & Janine Le

Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. John Cusick of Folio Junior will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 Gold members July 1-15. Janine Le of Sheldon Fogleman Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 […]

12 x 12 May 2016 Check-In Winner!

It’s time to announce the winner of  May’s check-in. One lucky 12 x 12 member will win a copy of A Morning with Grandpa by May’s Featured Author Sylvia Liu. And the winner is… ROBIN CURRIE!! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com with your mailing address to claim your prize. May the sun […]

12 x 12 Featured Author June 2016 – Nancy Churnin

Featured Author Nancy Churnin June 2016

What a joy and an honor to bring you another featured author from within our own 12 x 12 community – Nancy Churnin. Her picture book biography, The William Hoy Story, has released to fantastic critical reviews and even appeared as a recommendation in People magazine! We are so proud of her and grateful that she’s […]

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).