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Angela De Groot – How I Got My Agent

Angela De Groot Agent

For those of you who have spent years querying, this one’s for you. Angela De Groot has been working toward this goal for five years! Hers is a story of tenacity and celebrating milestones along the way. Be encouraged and celebrate with Angela today! How long had you been writing before seeking an agent, and […]

Christine Van Zandt – How I Got My Agent

Christine Van Zandt - How I Got My Agent

We’re thrilled to bring you Christine Van Zandt’s How I Got My Agent story! As a long time 12 x 12 member, we’ve been watching her work and put in the effort to be successful. We especially love how Christine trusted her gut in her agent search. We can’t express enough that it’s better to […]

Ellen Ramsey – How I Got My Agent

Ellen Ramsey - How I Got My Agent

Congratulations to Ellen Ramsey on landing an agent! Ellen’s new agent, Liza Fleissig, has been a huge supporter of 12 x 12 and we’re thrilled these two found each other. As Ellen will tell you, success doesn’t happen overnight, but if you persevere, great things will happen! How long had you been writing before seeking […]

Ginger Harris-Dontzin and Brent Taylor – 12 x 12 Featured Agents July 2019

12 x 12 July 2019 Agents

Wow. The year is half over already! Today we bring you our Featured Agents for July. 2019 Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Ginger Harris-Dontzin of Liza Royce Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 […]

Sean McCarthy & Ginger Harris-Dontzin – 12 x 12 Featured Agents March 2018

Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Sean McCarthy of Sean McCarthy Literary Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members March 1-15. Ginger Harris-Dontzin of Liza Royce Agency will be accepting picture […]

Janine Le & Ginger Harris – 12 x 12 Featured Agents July 2017

Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Janine Le of Sheldon Fogelman Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members July 1-15.  Ginger Harris of Liza Royce Agency will be accepting picture book […]

Jennie Dunham & Ginger Harris – 12 x 12 Featured Agent April 2016

Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Jennie Dunham of  Dunham Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 Gold members April 1-15. Ginger Harris of the Liza Royce Agency will be accepting picture book submissions […]

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).