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Good News 01-2022

12 x 12 January 2022 Good News!

It’s a brand new year and we have a brand new set of celebrations with our 12 x 12 members! Read on for new 12 x 12 books, agent signings, book deals, and some awesome 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 January 1st. If you submitted news after January 1st, it will be included in our February 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. 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.)
  4. Write reviews on Amazon, GoodReads, and B&N.

Your fellow authors appreciate your support!

Book Birthdays

Congratulations to Shoshana Stopek on the January 1st release of HAMMOCK FOR TWO (Capstone)! (Click to Tweet)Shoshana Stopek - Hammock for Two


Congratulations to Shoshana Stopek on the January 1st release of HEADS UP! from Capstone! (Click to Tweet)Shoshana Stopek - Heads Up


Congratulations to Shoshana Stopek on the January 1st release of OUT OF CONTROL RHINO from Capstone! (Click to Tweet)

Shoshana Stopek - Out of Control Rhino

Congratulations to Shoshana Stopek on the January 1st release of SOMETIMES COWS WEAR POLKA DOTS from Capstone! (Click to Tweet)

Shoshana Stopek - Sometimes Cows Wear Polka Dots


Congratulations to Anne Wynter on the January 4th release of ONE BIG DAY from Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins! (Click to Tweet)Anne Wynter - One Big Day


Congratulations to Anne Wynter on the January 4th release of HANDS ON! from Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins! (Click to Tweet)

Anne Wynter - Hands On


Signed! Look who has an agent!

Cindy Rodriguez signed with Tricia Lawrence at Erin Murphy Literary Agency! Congrats!Cindy Rodriguez agent

Jeanette Jones signed with Dawn Dowdle at Blue Ridge Literary Agency! Awesome!Jeanette Jones agent

Nadine Presley signed with Nadine Presley at Stimola Literary! Way to go!

Nadine Presley agent


New Book Deals

Congratulations to 12 x 12 member Chana Stiefel and her co-author Barrington Irving on the sale of LET’S FLY to Jessica Garrison at Dial! Shamar Knight-Justice will illustrate. Hooray!

Chana Stiefel contract 2

Another congratulations to Chana Stiefel on the sale of THE TOWER LIFE to Dianne Hess at Scholastic!  Susan Gal will illustrate.Chana Stiefel contract 1

Congratulations to Jennifer Raudenbush on the sale of IN THE PALM OF MY HANDS to Allison Cohen at Running Press! Isabella Conti will illustrate! Awesome!

Jennifer Raudenbsh PALM announcement

Congratulations to our Fearless Leader Julie Hedlund on the sale of SONG AFTER SONG: THE MUSICAL LIFE OF JULIE ANDREWS to Courtney Fahy at Little Bee Books! Ilaria Urbinati will illustrate. Excellent!

Julie Hedlund Announcement

 

Congratulations to Stephanie Gibeault on the sale of TOBY TOOTLES to Barb McNally at Sleeping Bear Press! Mary Sullivan will illustrate. Woohoo!!

Stephanie Gibeault-PW-announcement

 


Award Winners

Congratulations to Robin Currie on THE VERY BEST STORY EVER TOLD being awarded 2nd place in the Religion/Spirituality category of the Royal Dragon Book Awards! WAY TO GO!
Robin Currie Award 2

Another congratulations to Robin Currie on TUKTUK TUNDRA TALE being recognized with an Honorable Mention in the Green Books/Environmental category of the Royal Dragon Book Awards! Awesome!Robin Currie Award 1

 

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 January1st. 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 February 1st to be included in our January Good News post. You can find the Good News form in the Important Announcements section of the forum.

Keep up the good work, everyone!

Not a 12 x 12 member yet? We’d love to share your good news too! Registration is open through 2/28/22. CLICK HERE. 

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All applications will be accepted via email only between November 1, 2023 – November 30, 2023 at kelli@juliehedlund.com.

Subject line of the email:

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Please include the following in the body of the email:

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