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12 x 12 October 2021 Good News!

Before October ends, we’ve scared up 11 new 12 x 12 books to party with! Plus, we get to treat our members by celebrating their new agent signings, new book deals, and new awards! No tricks here. If you have good news in any of these categories, be sure to let us know by filling […]

Angela Kunkel – 12 x 12 Featured Author October 2021

Angela Kunkel Featured Author October 2021

Hello, friends! As someone who joined 12 x 12 in 2017 and has enjoyed these monthly author posts ever since, it feels a little surreal to be this month’s featured author! Since these posts usually include a headshot, let’s just start there: But really, that’s a setup for the picture I actually want to show […]

12 x 12 September 2020 Good News!

09-2020 Award-winning 12 x 12 Writers

We all need a little good news for a change! All of today’s good news was submitted before September 1st. If you submitted news after September 1st, it will be included in our October post. Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s Good […]

November 2018 Good News!

Welcome to the monthly digest of all the great “goings-on” of 12 x 12 members. Congratulations to everyone for their achievements. This month we’re featuring books by 12 x 12 members that were released in November (and one from October we just found out about!). All other good news was submitted before November 1st. Be […]

August 2018 Good News!

Welcome to the monthly digest of all the great “goings-on” of 12 x 12 members. Congratulations to everyone for their achievements. This month we’re featuring books by 12 x 12 members that were released in July and August. All other good news was submitted before August 1st. Be sure to have your good news submitted […]

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).