12 x 12 Featured Author May 2016 – Sylvia Liu
I wish I could describe the joy I feel when I get to participate and celebrate the success of a dear friend who has worked long and hard, all while giving back a tremendous amount to the Kidlit community. Today is one of those days, and I started writing the introduction to this post with […]
12 x 12 April 2016 Check-In!
Hello everyone! After reading my late Featured Author post, you probably know more about the state of my writing life right now than you wanted to – LOL. BUT, I am pleased to report that I woke up this morning and wrote my April draft. It’s terrible, and I’m not sure it’s salvageable, but it’s […]
12 x 12 Featured Author April 2016 – Julie Hedlund
As the founder of the 12 x 12 challenge, people often ask me, “How do I know if I should quit writing?” Not surprisingly, this question often comes in moments of extreme self-doubt after what feels like (or actually is) the 100th rejection. I never put it quite this bluntly, but in this post, I’ll give […]
Adriana Dominguez & Lori Kilkelly – 12 x 12 Featured Agents May 2016
Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Adriana Domniguez of Full Circle Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 Gold members May 1-15* (See below). Lori KilKelly of the Rodeen Literary Management will be accepting picture book […]
12 x 12 March 2016 Check-In Winner!
It’s time to announce the winner of March’s check-in. One lucky picture book writer will win a picture book critique from Julie Falatko. And the winner is… MARTIN SEGAL! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com with your mailing address to claim your prize. Time to spring in to your newest draft!
12 x 12 March 2016 Check-In!
Wow! Here we are at the end of the first quarter of 2016. I had an interesting month, in that both my draft and my revision were on the same manuscript–and I got the revision done first! You see, I had been revising a story over and over trying to fix this and that so […]
Jennie Dunham & Ginger Harris – 12 x 12 Featured Agent April 2016
Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Jennie Dunham of Dunham Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 Gold members April 1-15. Ginger Harris of the Liza Royce Agency will be accepting picture book submissions […]
12 x 12 February 2016 Check-in Winner!
Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner! Well, not really, but this month’s winner WILL win a picture book manuscript critique from February’s Featured Author Melanie Florence! And the winner is… MONICA STOLTZFUS! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com with your mailing address to claim your prize. May the March winds bring you a new […]
12 x 12 Featured Author March 2016 – Julie Falatko
I am so very happy to introduce you today to one of my earliest children’s writer friends and our March 12 x 12 Featured Author, Julie Falatko. She is not only one of the funniest people on the planet, but she’s also one of the most kind-hearted and authentic. So I am not at all […]
12 x 12 February 2016 Check-in!
Helloooo everybody! This is an exciting time because it’s not only check-in day, it’s also the last day of registration for the 2016 challenge. That means as of tomorrow, our community will be complete and we’ll get onto the business of getting to know one another even better and digging in for the remainder of […]
