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12 x 12 April 2017 Check-in!

April was good to me. I wrote a new draft AND revised a draft. I sit in the parlor in the master bedroom of my home away from home in Scotland as I write this. Plenty of inspiration here, and since I have five more days before I fly home, I plan to write my […]

Adriana Dominguez – 12 x 12 Featured Agent May 2017

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 Dominguez of Full Circle Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members May 16-31. GOLD members: Please check the Submission Station section of the forum for […]

12 x 12 March 2017 Check-In Winner!

It’s time to announce the winner of our March check-in. Featured Author Rosie J. Pova is giving away a picture book manuscript critique! And the winners is … THORNTON BLEASE! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com to claim your prize. Spring has sprung! May your head be blooming with new picture book […]

12 x 12 April 2017 Featured Author – Heather Preusser

Featured Author Heather Preusser 2017

Growing up, I spent my free time diving into books or into the deep end of the local pool. I loved flipping and twisting, twisting and flipping, and completed on diving teams throughout both high school and college. For eight months of the year, I hurled myself off the 1- and 3-meter springboard, aiming for […]

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).