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12 x 12 June 2018 Check-In!

It’s official! We are halfway through 12 x 12 in 2019. Time to take stock, see where you are and make any adjustments you might want to make as we head into the second half of the year. As for me, I’ve only written one new draft this year (gah!), BUT overall I am happy […]

Mary Cummings & Hannah Mann – 12 x 12 Featured Agents July 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. Mary Cummings of Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members July 1 -15. Hannah Mann of Writers House will be accepting picture […]

12 x 12 May 2018 Check-In Winner!

It’s time to announce the winner of our May check-in. Special thanks to our May Featured Author Casey W. Robinson! Our lucky winner this month will receive an autographed copy of Casey’s debut picture book, Iver & Ellsworth! And the winner is …   SHERRI RIVERS! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) […]

12 x 12 June 2018 Featured Author – Michelle Cusolito

Thank you Julie and Kelli for welcoming me to the blog today. I’m a longtime 12 x 12 member who’s been reading these featured author posts for years. I’m honored to be this month’s author. I’m sure many of you have read my interviews on KidLit 411 and on other blogs hosted by friends and […]

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).