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12 x 12 July 2017 Check-In

Excuse me while I hyperventilate over the fact that there are only 5 months left in this year… Okay, thanks. No new draft for me this month, but I DID revise. I also got to attend the SCBWI conference in LA and meet about 40 of you. THAT was the highlight for me. I am […]

John Cusick & Erica Rand Silverman – 12 x 12 Featured Agents August 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. John Cusick of Folio Literary Management will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members August 1-15.  Erica Rand Silverman of Stimola Literary Studio will be accepting picture […]

12 x 12 June 2017 Winner!

It’s time to announce the winners of our June check-in. This month we had three books up for grabs from Featured Author Tim McCanna! And the winners are … Barnyard Boogie Winner – TINA BARBOUR! Watersong Winner – LISA KATZENBERGER! Bitty Bot Winner – KARIN LARSON!   Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund […]

12 x 12 July 2017 Featured Author – Leanne Shirtliffe

Hey 12 x 12ers, What a delight it is to be here. Can you see me waving from Canada? There’s no wall! I have a few counter-intuitive ideas to share with you regarding this crazy writing journey we’re on. 1. Don’t quit your day job. I still haven’t. I teach high school English full time […]

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).