“If you’re looking for the most supportive writing community on the internet, you’ve found it!”

“12x12 has helped me at every step of my author journey, from learning the craft to marketing my published work. I highly recommend 12x12 to picture book creators. The community, culture, and content bring me back year after year. The return on investment comes back tenfold.”

"Writing is solitary. For the most part I like that. But not for all parts. So, besides the monthly nudgings to write a new story and the inspiring/enlightening monthly webinars, 12 x 12 also provides a warm sense of community, albeit digital. So, even while I'm sitting deep in the woods of North Idaho I feel connected to a larger group of kindred creative spirits."

“My 12x12 friends are the best. I have never met a more friendly, supportive group of picture book writers anywhere!”

“12 x 12 helped both directly and indirectly in my agent search and in the development of my craft…I have joined every year…for the motivation, inspiration, community, education, and, eventually, the bonus opportunity to submit to agents. Ultimately, I did find my agent directly through a 12 x 12 Featured Agent submission, but even if I hadn’t, 12 x 12 has been a source of many of the ‘ingredients’ I needed to get to this point in my career.”

“Being accountable to a friendly, supportive community has helped me to write more than I ever would on my own. I’ve also learned so much from my fellow writers and from the webinars and other educational sessions.”

“I have been a member of the 12 x 12 picture book writing community since 2016. This is a safe place where you can meet other writers and illustrators and learn from writers and agents and editors…You can connect with other picture book writers in critique groups and learn from other writers in this genre. It is the best site I have found for picture book writers.”