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12 x 12 September 2022 Good News!

September is sizzling with 12 x 12 Good News! So many new books to enjoy from your fellow 12 x 12 members! Plus, we have agent signings, new book deals, and an award to celebrate! If you have good news in any of these categories, be sure to let us know by filling out the […]

Shirin Shamsi – How I Got My Agent

Shirin Shamsi 12 x 12

For those of you wondering if it’s too late to get an agent and get your books published, Shirin Shamsi’s story is for you. You’ll also notice that while Shirin didn’t receive a lot of agent rejections, she was constantly working on her craft. That continuous work to improve, listen, and write allowed her to […]

Jilanne Hoffmann – How I Got My Agent

Jilanne Hoffmann 12 x 12

After a fiasco with her first agent, Jilanne Hoffmann could have packed up her writing tools and left. No one would have blamed her. But, that’s not what this writer did. She double downed as she continued to work on her manuscripts, stretch her writing muscles, and dig even deeper into researching agents. Resilience and […]

12 x 12 July 2020 Good News!

It’s time to celebrate! There are four new 12 x 12 member books out this month and a ton of agent signings! All of today’s good news was submitted before July 1st. Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s Good News Post. A […]

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 […]

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).