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AAPI 12 x 12 Books

As the founder of 12 x 12, I am so disheartened by the dramatic rise in Anti-Asian racism in the Western world, and in the U.S. in particular. The tragic deaths of six Asian-American women in an Atlanta mass shooting last week is a grim reminder that we have a great deal of work to […]

12 x 12 January 2021 Check-In!

Hello, Hello, HELLO! Welcome to the first check-in post of 2021. Ah, the bright, shiny new year – full of possibilities. It’s the busiest year of the month for me, but also my favorite writing-wise because it feels like anything can happen with my writing. As it stands, I did a TON of heavy revising […]

12 x 12 January Featured Author – Hope Lim

Featured Author Hope Lim Jan 2021

My writerly life is in constant flux. I am always learning, observing, thinking, reading, and my writing is always changing. I have noticed, however, that my writing process is deliberate, and I have gained three habits from my life as a writer. They characterize me and impact how I spend my day, interact with others, […]

December 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 previously released but were just added to the Good News form in the last six weeks. All other good news was 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).