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12 x 12 July 2020 Good News!

It’s time to celebrate! There are four new 12 x 12 member books out this month and a ton of agent signings! All of today’s good news was submitted before July 1st. Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s Good News Post. A link to the Good News form can be found under Important Announcements in the 12 x 12 forum.

Help an author out! Click on the “Click to Tweet” links to share on Twitter. Request your local library carry these books. If you purchase one, please support your local independent bookstore. Write reviews on Amazon, GoodReads, and B&N. Your fellow authors will thank you!

Book Birthdays

Congratulations to Kristen Schroeder on the July 14th release of ALIEN TOMATO (Page Street Kids)! (Click to Tweet)

Alien Tomato by Kristen Schroeder

Congratulations to Hannah Barnaby on the July 14th release of THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT SAM (HMH Books for Young Readers)! (Click to Tweet)

There's Something About Sam by Hannah Barnaby

Congratulations to Carrie Finison on the July 21st release of DOZENS OF DOUGHNUTS (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers)! (Click to Tweet)

Dozens of Doughnuts by Carrie Finison

Congratulations to Marta Magellan on the July 31st release of DRAGONFLIES: WATER ANGELS AND BRILLIANT BIOINDICATORS from Eifrig Publishing! (Click to Tweet)

Dragonflies by Marta Magellan

 

Signed! Look who has an agent!

Valerie Bolling signed with James McGowan of BookEnds Literary Agency! Woohoo! Valerie Bolling Agent

Shirin Shamsi signed with Saba Sulaiman of the Talcott Notch Agency! Hooray! Shirin Shamsi Agent

Sadee Schilling signed with Jennifer Chen Tran of the Bradford Literary Agency! Congrats!Sadee Schilling Agent

Rosie J. Pova signed with Jessica Schmeidler of Golden Wheat Literary! Woohoo! Rosie Pova Agent

Matt Tesoriero signed with Joyce Sweeney of The Seymour Agency! Way to go! Matt Tesoriero Agent

Julie Augensen signed with Joyce Sweeney of The Seymour Agency! Awesome! Julie Augensen

Caroline Perry signed with Allison Remcheck of Stimola Literary Studio! Congrats!Caroline Perry Agent

Leila Boukarim signed with Hannah VanVels of the Belcastro Agency! Hooray! Leila Boukarim Agent

 

New Book Deals

Congratulations to Katrina Moore on the sale of her TEENY HOUDINI series to Mabel Hsu at Harper Collins! The books will be illustrated by Zoe Si. Hooray!

Katrina Moore Teeny Houdini

Congratulations to all our members on seeing their hard work pay off! We are so proud of you!

All of today’s good news was shared prior to July 1st. 12 x 12 members, if you have good news about a new book release, agent signing, book deal, or writing award, share it with us. Please submit your good news by August 1st to be included in our August Good News post. You can find the Good News form in the Important Announcements section of the forum.

Keep up your hard work!

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