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Rejection Raffle Winners!

It’s time to announce the winners of Rejection Raffle sponsored by 12 x 12 Member Darshana Khiani! Winners can pick their choice of book from these three options: BIG MAGIC by Elizabeth Gilbert, THE WAR OF ART by Steven Pressfield, or BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott And the winners are… MELANIE KELLER with 25 rejections […]

12 x 12 December 2016 Check-In!

I am going to be honest. I don’t want to use this post to talk about whether I wrote a new draft (I didn’t) or completed a revision (I did) this month. I am feeling slightly nauseous about this being the last day of the fifth year of the 12 x 12 challenge, and I want […]

Rejection Raffle

12 x 12 member Darshana Khiani was so inspired by one of our member’s rejection streak, she planned a giveaway for you! Read on for details! This past week Hannah Holt announced that she was celebrating her 100th rejection! I thought what a wonderful idea. After all, it’s not about the end result but rather […]

12 x 12 December 2016 Featured Author – Debbie Ohi

Debbie Ohi

Wow! Do we have an exciting way to end our 5th year of 12 x 12 – a featured author post from none other than Debbie Ridpath Ohi! I’ve met Debbie several times at various SCBWI events, and I am always amazed by how bubbly and cheerful she is. She makes time to talk to […]

12 x 12 November 2016 Check-in Winners!

It’s time to announce the winners of November’s check-in. We have 12 prizes up for grabs. Each winner will get to pick a winner from our Teachable site. Check it out here! And the twelve winners are… CARRIE TILLOTSON SUSAN SCHADE KIRSTI CALL TANYA KONERMAN STEPHANIE GRAY KATE ARONSON JOYCE JOHNSON MAVIS PENNEY JUSTINE MA KRISTINE WRUCKE […]

12 x 12 November 2016 Check-in!

  WOW! Where DOES the time go? My apologies for almost missing November entirely (no featured author post and late check-in). Like many Americans, living through this last election and its aftermath has been exhausting and painful. I think that’s true regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum. I know I have found it […]

Financial Need Scholarship Guidelines

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

Subject line of the email:

  1. 12 x 12 Financial Need Scholarship
 

Please include the following in the body of the email:

  1. An autobiographical statement and career summary in 250 words or fewer.
  2. A short statement describing the nature of the financial need/circumstances in 250 words or fewer.
  3. A sample query letter for the manuscript you are submitting with your application.
  4. Pitches for two additional completed picture books.
 

 Attached to the email:

  1.  The full text of one picture book manuscript, attached as a Word document named as FIN_YourFirstName_YourLastName_Title_of_Manuscript.doc (or docx).