12 x 12 January 2018 Check-In!
Just… WOW! What a month! I probably say this every year, but I think this is the best first month of 12 x 12 ever! Everyone is so enthusiastic and excited, and I see so many new members actively participating alongside the veterans. Plus, we are already 900 picture book authors and illustrators strong. That […]
Rachel Orr & Jennie Dunham – 12 x 12 Featured Agents February 2018
Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Rachel Orr of Prospect Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members February 1-15. Jennie Dunham of Dunham Literary Agency will be accepting picture book submissions […]
12 x 12 December 2017 Check-In Winner!
It’s time to announce the winner of our December check-in. This month, we have THREE prizes from our December Featured Author Marcie Colleen! And the winners* are … KRISTINE MASSEY – Signed copy of Love, Triangle LOURDES HEUER – Signed copy of Super Happy Party Bears #8: Tiny Prancer DAN MARVIN – A picture book […]
Bullet Journaling for Writers
HUGE thanks to 12 x 12 member extraordinaire Michelle Cusolito for sharing her inside tips and resources for keeping a bullet journal. Michelle was my inspiration for keeping one in 2016. It made such a big difference, not so much in terms of how much I got done (I don’t think…), but in terms of […]
12 x 12 Featured Author January 2018 – Susanna Hill
It’s a new year and that means a brand new year of 12 x 12! We are pleased to announce that, for the second year in a row, all of our Featured Authors will be published 12 x 12 members! We love celebrating the success of our members and watching 12 x 12 drafts bloom […]
2018 12 x 12 Scholarship Winners!
Let’s ring in the New Year by congratulating and welcoming our 2018 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 and […]