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12 x 12 July 2018 Check-In!

July was a pretty slow month for me writing wise, I admit. But I did dig into a revision that has brought one of my manuscripts closer to submission-ready. Summer is an eternally difficult time for me to write given kids out of school, etc., so no new draft this month. But I’ve learned to […]

Maria Vicente and Jordan Hamessley – 12 x 12 Featured Agents August 2018

Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Maria Vicente of P.S. Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members August 1 -15. Jordan Hamessley of New Leaf Literary will be accepting picture book […]

12 x 12 Success Celebration Month #7 – Awards!

Success Celebration Month is coming to a close. After today, we will have a regular post on this blog each month with the most recent news for you on book releases, agent signings, book deals, and awards. Today we cap off this party with our award-winning members! Award-winning 12 x 12 Members! These 12 x […]

Summer Celebration #6 – More Agent Signings!

We are proud 12 x 12 parents and this is our refrigerator! More agent signing news from this year to share with you today! Say congrats to these hard working writers for signing with an agent! Signed! Here’s Who Got Agents Kirsti Call signed with Emma Sector at Prospect Literary! Hooray! Julie Ditchburn Patton signed […]

On Your Way Raffle Winner!

On Your Way Raffle

While we are celebrating success, we are also celebrating putting yourself out there and those many steps you have to take before you reach those big milestones. Today we are happy to announce the winners of the On Your Way Raffle. (Details about the drawing can be found here.) The winner of the 35 or […]

12 x 12 Success Celebration Month #5 – Book Deals!

Success Celebration Month continues and today we are celebrating book deals! We’re shining the spotlight on 12 x 12 members who signed book contracts in 2018. What a remarkable achievement! (Today is the last day to enter the “On Your Way” Rafflecopter! Are you sending out those submissions, but not seeing any success just yet? […]

12 x 12 Summer Celebration #4 – Agent Signings!

All we can say is WOW.  We asked you for good news and it’s pouring in. It’s more than we can get into two more weekly posts, so look for bi-weekly posts through the end of July. You are all working hard and it’s great to see that hard work paying off! Congratulations to everyone […]

12 x 12 Summer Celebration #3 -More Book Releases

Welcome back to our 12 x 12 Summer Celebration! We are continuing our launch of our newest 12 x 12 feature—Good News! Every month we will showcase 12 x 12 member book releases, agent signing news, book deals, and award winners! To launch this fun new feature, every week in the month of July, we […]

On Your Way Raffle

On Your Way Raffle

We’ve had a great time celebrating successes this month. And, there’s more to come, but we all know success begins with a whole lotta work! Today, 12 x 12 member Darshana Khiani is sponsoring a giveaway to celebrate all of you who are putting in the work and submitting your manuscripts, but you haven’t seen […]

12 x 12 Summer Celebration #2 – Book Releases

Welcome back to our 12 x 12 Summer Celebration! We are continuing our launch of our newest 12 x 12 feature—Good News! Every month we will showcase 12 x 12 member book releases, agent signing news, book deals, and award winners! To launch this fun new feature, every week in the month of July, we […]

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).