Let’s spring into celebrating 12 x 12 Good News! Our April Good News post is full of 12 x 12 members who have new book releases, members who have recently signed with an agent, members with new books under contract, and members who have won awards! 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 the 12 x 12 forum.

All of today’s good news was submitted before April 1st. If you submitted news after April 1st, it will be included in our May post. Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s Good News Post.

Easy ways to help 12 x 12 members and their books:

1. Click on the “Click to Tweet” links to share on Twitter and get the word out about these books on social media.
2. Submit a request to your local library to carry these books.
3. Write reviews on Amazon, GoodReads, and B&N.
4. Consider purchasing these books from your local independent bookstore or the 12 x 12 Bookshop.org site. (Purchases made at the 12 x 12 Bookshop.org help to fund our scholarship program.)

Your fellow authors appreciate your support!

Book Birthdays

Congratulations to Laura Gehl on the April 5th release of WHO DUG THIS HOLE? published by Abrams and illustrated by Loris Lora!  (Click to Tweet)

It’s a 12 x 12 two-fer! Congratulations to author Carrie Tillotson and illustrator Estrela Lourenço on the April 12th release of COUNTING TO BANANAS published by Flamingo Books! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Laura Gehl on the April 12th release of DONUT from Random House and illustrated by Andrea Zuill! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Shannon Stocker on the April 12th release of LISTEN: HOW EVELYN GLENNIE, A DEAF GIRL, CHANGED PERCUSSION from Dial/Random House and illustrated by Devon Holzwarth! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Sharon Giltrow on the April 12th release of GET READY, MAMA! published by EK Books and illustrated by Arielle Li! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Lynn Becker on the April 15th release of MONSTERS IN THE BRINY from Sleeping Bear Press and illustrated by Scott Brundage! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Sophia Gholz on the April 15th release of BUG ON THE RUG published by Sleeping Bear Press and illustrated by Susan Batori! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Susan Hughes on the April 15th release of SAME HERE: THE DIFFERENCES WE SHARE published by Owl Kids Books and illustrated by Sophie Casson! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Christy Mihaly on the April 19th release of PATIENCE, PATCHES published by Dial and illustrated by Sheryl Murray! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Kimberly Wilson on the April 19th release of A PENNY’S WORTH published by Page Street Kids and illustrated by Mark Hoffmann! (Click to Tweet)

Signed! Look who has an agent!

Christina Dendy signed with Dan Cramer at Page Turner Literary! Congrats!

Jen Bagan signed with Mary Cummings at Great River Literary! Awesome!

Kerry Aradhya signed with Sarah Stephens at Red Fox Literary! Way to go!

Sarah Glawar signed with Leslie Zampetti at Dunham Literary! Go you!

New Book Deals

Congratulations to Gabriella Aldeman on the sale of A SQUAWK OF SPANISH to Monica Perez at Charlesbridge! Hooray!

Congratulations to Janet Sumner Johnson on the sale of A BAD CASE OF THE ALMOSTS to Christianne Jones at Capstone! Alexandra Colombo will illustrate. Huzzah!

Congratulations to Jen Fier Jasinski on the sale of MY PIANO to Sandra Sutter at Little Gnome! Anita Bagdi will illustrate. Awesome!

Congratulations to Katelyn Aronson on the sale of ORPHELINE to Andrea Tompa at Candlewick! Dow Phumiruk will illustrate. Excellent!

Congratulations to Kristen W. Larson on the sale of THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW to Lisa Yoskowitz at Little, Brown! Cornelia Li will illustrate. Woohoo!!

Congratulations to Laura Bower on the sale of THE IMPOSTER to Sandra Sutter at Little Gnome! Kerisa Greene will illustrate. Hooray!!

Congratulations to Lysa Mullady on the sale of THE LITTLEST TURTLE to Magination Press! Wow!!

Congratulations to Sara Ackerman and Fasika Adefris on the sale of THE GABI THAT GIRMA WORE to Margaret Raymo at Little, Brown! Netsanet Tesfay will illustrate. Yay!!

Congratulations to Sharon Giltrow on the sale of LET’S GO TO THE BEACH, GRANDPA to Dixi Books! Woohoo!!

Award Winners

Congratulations to Karen Nespoli on GERTIE SAVES THE DAY winning the Literary Titan Gold Award! Way to go!

Congratulations to Rachelle Jones Smith on ONE GOOD HIT being named Children’s Book of the Year 2021 by Indies Today! That’s incredible!

Congratulations to Sherri Mercer on being awarded the 2022 We Need Diverse Books Black Creatives Mentorship! Amazing!

Congratulations to all our members on seeing their hard work pay off! We are so proud of you!

All of today’s good news was shared prior to April 1st. 12 x 12 members, if you have good news about a new book release, agent signing, book deal, or writing award, share it with us. Please submit your good news by May 1st to be included in our May Good News post. You can find the Good News form in the Important Announcements section of the forum.

Keep up the good work, everyone!

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