Do You Want to Write 12 Picture Books in 12 Months? | Learn More!

12 x 12 June 2020 Good News!

06-2020 Award-winning 12 x 12 Writers

It’s time for a little good news! There are new 12 x 12 member books out this month and certainly more to look forward to as we celebrate with so many members who have signed with agents this spring! All of today’s good news was submitted by June 1st. Be sure to have your good […]

12 x 12 July 2019 Featured Author – Lindsay Leslie

Featured Author Lindsay Leslie July 2019

Advice. Oh, there is so much advice going around, and everybody knows exactly what you should do and how you should go about getting published. I wish it were that easy. I remember when I decided to begin writing for children and wondered what in the world do I do now? I tried this and […]

May 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! This month we’re featuring books by 12 x 12 members released in May! All other good news was submitted before May 1st. Be sure to have your good […]

12 x 12 Success Celebration Month #5 – Book Deals!

Success Celebration Month continues and today we are celebrating book deals! We’re shining the spotlight on 12 x 12 members who signed book contracts in 2018. What a remarkable achievement! (Today is the last day to enter the “On Your Way” Rafflecopter! Are you sending out those submissions, but not seeing any success just yet? […]

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).