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Natalie Lakosil and Kayla Cichello – 12 x 12 Featured Agents September 2022

GOLD members! September submission opportunities are coming your way! Check out our September Featured Agent profiles below and decide who is the best fit for you and your work. Then read the guidelines on the forum as you prepare your submission. Be sure to double check everything before you hit the send button. Little GOLDen […]

Deirdre Prishcmann – How I Got My Agent

Deirdre Prischmann Agent

Let’s celebrate with Deirdre Prischmann! Her enthusiasm for learning and changing directly impacted the end of her successful agent search. Authors should always be learning and Deirdre is a perfect example. Congrats, Deirdre! We look forward to your books filled with crawling critters! How long had you been writing before seeking an agent, and what […]

Angela De Groot – How I Got My Agent

Angela De Groot Agent

For those of you who have spent years querying, this one’s for you. Angela De Groot has been working toward this goal for five years! Hers is a story of tenacity and celebrating milestones along the way. Be encouraged and celebrate with Angela today! How long had you been writing before seeking an agent, and […]

Kamalani Hurley – How I Got My Agent

Kamalani Hurley Agent

We’re thrilled to bring you today’s GOLD Member success story! Kamalani Hurley signed with our May Featured Agent (and 12 x 12 Webinar Speaker) James McGowan! We know this formidable team will put some amazing books into the hands of kids. Congrats, Kamalani! We can’t wait to see your stories on bookshelves across the country! […]

12 x 12 August 2022 Good News!

August is a banner month for 12 x 12! It’s too hot to be outside, so stay inside and read one of these 12 x 12 member books. This month we have two new series launching and 17 other books to celebrate! Plus, we have agent signings, new book deals, and awards. No summer slump […]

12 x 12 July 2022 Check-In Winner!

12 X 12 check in winner 2019

It’s time to announce the winner of our July check-in. July Featured Author Lisa Tolin is offering a picture book manuscript critique (non-rhyming) to our July check-in winner. And the winner is… DIANE MCBEE! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com with your mailing address to claim your prize. Use the dog […]

Becca McMurdie – How I Got My Agent

Becca McMurdie

Research, research, research is the name of the game when you’re looking for the perfect agent. Becca McMurdie threw herself into tracking projects by agents and reading posts like this to find agents who could be a good fit. By actively participating in the picture book community, she landed a chance to speak to one […]

Julia Moss – How I Got My Agent

Julia Moss Agent

Hooray for Julia Moss! After spending years reading to her students and kids, she put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard?) and started creating her own picture book stories. Her tenacious amount of research and dedication brought her the perfect opportunity with her dream agent! Congrats, Julia! We can’t wait to see what comes […]

Karen Yin – 12 x 12 Featured Author August 2022

Karen Yin Featured Author August 2022

Stocking My Story Pantry for So Not Ghoul On August 2, 2022, So Not Ghoul will be haunting bookstores across the nation. What became my second picture book began as a from-the-heart hook in November 2019: “Mimi’s not your typical American ghost, but she wishes she were.” But a hook is not a story, so […]

12 x 12 July 2022 Check-In!

Hello, Hello! How is everyone holding up? I managed to scrape by this month with a revision AND a very, very crappy first draft written at the last minute. However, it’s been so long since I’ve gotten any meaningful writing time, I will gladly take both! Tell us YOUR progress. Did you complete a draft […]

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).