September is sizzling with 12 x 12 Good News! So many new books to enjoy from your fellow 12 x 12 members! Plus, we have agent signings, new book deals, and an award to celebrate!

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 August 25th. If you submitted news after August 25th, it will be included in our October 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 diversity and scholarship programs.)

Your fellow authors appreciate your support!

Book Birthdays

Congratulations to Keka Novales on the August debut of her HOLA LOLA! series published by Picture Window Books (Capstone) and illustrated by Gloria Felix!  (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Artika Tyner on the August release of KOJO LOVES SCIENCE published by Planting People Growing Justice and illustrated by Bilal Karaca! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Mary Jo Huff on the August release of NO, NO, EBENEZER published by Young Dragon’s Press and illustrated by Dylan Hale! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Keri Boyle on the August debut of THE BLACK HOLE DEBACLE published by Sleeping Bear Press and illustrated Deborah Melmon! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to author-illustrator Ann Koffsky on the September 1st release of WHAT’S IN TULI’S BOX published by Apples and Honey Press! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Namita Moolani Mehra on the September 1st release of ANNI DREAMS OF BIRYANI published by Amazon Two Lions and illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Laura Gehl on the September 1st release of RUBY CELEBRATES: THE HANUKKAH HUNT and RUBY CELEBRATES: THE ROSH HASHANAH RECIPE published by Albert Whitman and illustrated by Olga and Aleksey Ivanov! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Buffy Silverman on the September 6th release of ON A GOLD-BLOOMING DAY: FINDING FALL TREASURES published by Millbrook Press/Lerner! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to CK Malone on the September 6th release of A COSTUME FOR CHARLY published by Beaming Books and illustrated by Alejandra Barajas! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Teresa Traver on the September 12th release of A IS FOR ANTHONY: AN ALPHABET OF SAINTS AND ANIMALS published by‎ Aquinas Press and illustrated by Miguel Lopez! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Shirin Shamsi on the September 13th release of THE MOON FROM DEHRADUN published by Atheneum (Simon Kids) and illustrated by Tarun Lak!  (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Nell Cross Beckerman on the September 13th release of WHEN THE SKY GLOWS published by Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster and illustrated by David Litchfield! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Chandra Ippen on the September 14th release of ARGO & ME  published by Piplo Productions and illustrated by Erich Ippen, Jr! (Click to Tweet)

More congratulations to Dr. Artika Tyner on the September 15th release of READ FOR A BETTER WORLD STEM EDUCATOR GUIDE series published by Lerner Publishing Group! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Gabi Snyder on the September 20th release of COUNT ON US: CLIMATE ACTIVISTS FROM ONE TO A BILLION published by Barefoot Books and illustrated by Sarah Walsh! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Razeena Omar Gutta on the September 20th release of HANA’S HUNDREDS OF HIJABS! This picture book is published by Barefoot Books and illustrated by Manal Mirza! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Megan Litwin on the September 20th release of TWINKLE, TWINKLE, WINTER NIGHT published by Clarion Books and illustrated by Nneka Myers! (Click to Tweet)

Signed! Look who has an agent!

Becky Walker signed with Dawn Dowdle at the Blue Ridge Agency! Congrats!

Jamie Rodarte signed with Joyce Sweeney at The Seymour Agency! Awesome!

MeiLin Chan signed with Marisa Cleveland at The Seymour Agency! Way to go!

Rozana Rajkumari signed with Elisa Houot at the Seymour Agency! Go you!

Sandhya Acharya signed with Kathleen Rushall at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency! Go you!

Sharon Giltrow signed with Fiona Johnson at the Beyond Words Literary Agency! Go you!

New Book Deals

Congratulations to Ariel Vanece on the sale of SEARCHING FOR MR. JOHNSON’S SONG to Lauri Hornik at Penguin/Rocky Pond Books! Jade Orlando will illustrate. Huzzah!

Congratulations to Leah Moser on the sale of I AM A THUNDERCLOUD to Alison Cohen at Running Press Kids! Marie Hermansson will illustrate. Fantastic!

Congratulations to Lisa Varchol Perron on the sale of MY LOVE FOR YOU to Hannah Lambert at Little Simon! Sheryl Murray will illustrate. Excellent!

Award Winners

Congratulations to Karen Nespoli whose picture book GERTIE SAVES THE DAY was awarded the Purple Dragonfly Children’s Picture Book Award by Story Monsters!

So much to celebrate this month! Congratulations to all our members for pursuing your dreams! We are so proud of you!

All of today’s good news was shared prior to August 25th. 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 September 25th to be included in our October 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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