It’s a good thing we have an extra day this month to get in all the Good News for our 12 x 12 members! Congratulations to everyone for their achievements. There is so much to celebrate! Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s Good News Post. A link to the Good News form can be found under Important Announcements in the 12 x 12 forum.

Help an author out! Click on the “Click to Tweet” links to share on Twitter. Request these books at your local library. Write reviews on Amazon, GoodReads, and B&N. Your fellow authors will thank you!

Book Birthdays

Congratulations to Rita Lorraine Hubbard on the January release of THE OLDEST STUDENT (Schwartz & Wade)! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Nancy Churnin on the February 4th release of BEAUTIFUL SHADES OF BROWN: THE ART OF LAURA WHEELER WARING (Creston Books)! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Jamie L.B. Deenihan on the February 11th release of THE TOOTH FAIRY VS. THE EASTER BUNNY (Penguin Workshop)! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Kirsten Larson on the February 25th release of WOOD, WIRE, WINGS: EMMA LILIAN TODD INVENTS AN AIRPLANE (Calkins Creek)! (Click to Tweet)

Signed! Look who has an agent!

Katherine Pryor signed with Adria Goetz of Martin Literary Management! Woohoo!

Keila Dawson signed with Dawn Frederick of Red Sofa Literary! Way to go!

Kelly Conroy signed with Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency! Hooray!

Helen Ishmurzin signed with Natalie Lakosil of Bradford Literary! Yippee!

New Book Deals

Congratulations to Charlotte Offsay on the sale of HOW TO RETURN A LITTLE MONSTER to Andrew Young at Beaming Books! The book will be illustrated by Rea Zhai. Hooray!

Congratulations to Christy Mihaly on the sale of PATIENCE, PATCHES to Ellen Cormier at Dial! Sheryl Murray will illustrate.  Awesome!

Awards

Congratulations to Belen Cabot on winning the 2019 Lee & Low New Voices Award Honor! Congratulations!

Congratulations to Jodi Moore for WHEN A DRAGON MOVES being featured on STORYLINE ONLINE and read by Mark Duplass: https://www.storylineonline.net/books/when-a-dragon-moves-in/

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 February 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 March 2nd to be included in our March Good News post. You can find the Good News form in the Important Announcements section of the forum.

We raise our glasses to you!