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12 x 12 January 2017 Check-in!

First, let me say that I am in LOVE with the enthusiasm and the energy of the 12 x 12 group this year. I have honestly never witnessed such a smooth transition. New people participating early and often, and veterans stepping in to help before I even get there. It’s incredible! I know so many […]

Jennie Dunham & Stephanie Fretwell-Hill – 12 x 12 February 2017 Featured Agents

February 2017 12 x 12 Featured Agents

Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Jennie Dunham of Dunham Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members February 1-15. Stephanie Fretwell-Hill of Red Fox Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from […]

12 x 12 December 2016 Check-In Winners!

So many winner announcements this week! How fun is that? Today, it’s time to announce the winners of December’s check-in. Our December Featured Author Debbie Ridpath Ohi is offering a signed/doodled copy of Where are My Books? (Doodled!) And the lucky winner is … COLLEEN DWIRE! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com with […]

12 x 12 January 2017 Featured Author – Cheryl Keely

Featured Author Cheryl Keely January 2017

For our Featured Author posts in 2017, 12 x 12 is happy to celebrate with our members who have books that are being published this year. We know the hard work these writers have put in to their career and we hope you will be encouraged and inspired by their journeys to being published picture […]

Meet our 2017 Scholarship Winners!

12 x 12 2017 Scholarship Winner

Let’s ring in the New Year by congratulating and welcoming our 2017 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge Scholarship winners! In 2014 and 2015, the 12 x 12 community generously donated funds to provide four scholarships in two categories — Diversity and Financial Need — for pre-published picture book authors. The generosity increased in 2016, as […]

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).