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12 x 12 October 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! There are some great books this month! 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 Jamie L.B. Deenihan on the October 1, 2019 release of THE TOOTH FAIRY VS. SANTA (Penguin Workshop)! (Click to Tweet)

Jamie Deenihan - The Tooth Fairy vs Santa Claus

Congratulations to Jenna Grodzicki on the October 1, 2019 release of I SEE SEA FOOD (Milbrook Press)! (Click to Tweet)

Jenna Grodzicki - I See Sea Food

Congratulations to Nadine Poper on the October 1, 2019 release of RANDALL AND RANDALL (Blue Whale Press)! (Click to Tweet)

Nadine Poper - Randall and Randall

Congratulations to Leanne Shirtliffe on the October 15, 2019 release of SLOTH TO THE RESCUE (Running Press Kids)! (Click to Tweet)

Leanne Shirtliffe - Sloth to the Rescue

Signed! Look who has an agent!

John Alexander signed with Michelle Lazurek of WordWise Media! Woohoo! 12 x 12 Signed - John Alexander

New Book Deals

Congratulations to Becky Scharnhorst on the sale of P.S. WILDWOOD ELEMENTARY STINKS to Cheryl Eissing at Philomel. The book will be illustrated by Julia Patton.

Scharnhorst Deal Announcement P.S. Wildwood Elementary Stinks

 

Awards

Congratulations to Mindy Alyse Weiss on being awarded 5th place in the Children’s/YA category in the Writer’s Digest Writing Competition!

Awarded - Mindy Alyse Weiss

Congratulations to all our members on seeing their hard work pay off! We are so proud of you! 12 x 12 members, if you have good news about a new book, agent signings, book deal, or writing award, share it with us. Be sure to have Good News for November’s post uploaded by November 1st. You’ll find the link to the Good News form in the Important Announcement section of the forum.

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  1. Congratulations on all the book news! It’s great to see so many wonderful things happening in the 12×12 community!

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Please include the following in the body of the email:

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