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12 x 12 May 2021 Good News!

It’s our favorite time of the month! Time for some May Good News! We have new books, new agent deals, and new book contracts to celebrate! If you have good news in any of these categories, be sure to let us know by filling out the Good News form in the Important Announcements section of […]

Kira Bigwood – How I Got My Agent

How I Got My Agent Series Kira Bigwood

We are so excited to bring you today’s post because Kira Bigwood has been an active part of 12 x 12 for years and her new agent has been a 12 x 12 Featured Agent since the very beginning of our submission opportunities. It is fantastic to see these two powerhouse come together! We can […]

12 x 12 November 2019 Good News!

Welcome to the monthly digest of all the great “goings-on” of 12 x 12 members. Congratulations to everyone for their achievements. There is so much to celebrate! Exciting to see these books come out just in time for the holidays. Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for […]

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).