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12 x 12 August 2018 Check-In!

It looks like 2018 is going to be a revision-themed year for me, rather than a drafting one. I’m bummed I didn’t get a new draft written in August, but I’m happy I got a TON of writing done overall, including sending a new (to her) manuscript to my agent and completing one additional revision […]

August 2018 Good News!

Welcome to the monthly digest of all the great “goings-on” of 12 x 12 members. Congratulations to everyone for their achievements. This month we’re featuring books by 12 x 12 members that were released in July and August. All other good news was submitted before August 1st. Be sure to have your good news submitted […]

12 x 12 July 2018 Check-In Winners!

It’s time to announce the winner of our July check-in. Special thanks to our July Featured Author Jami Gigot! We have two winners. One will get a copy of Mae and the Moon and one will get a copy of Seb and the Sun. Let’s get to it! And the winners are … Mae and […]

12 x 12 Featured Author August 2018 – Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

Featured Author Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow 2018

Writing Lyrical: You Have to Feel It In positive reviews (and in an unfortunate number of rejection letters), I have often received praise for the lyrical quality of my writing. I love writing and reading lyrical texts and yet, I find this style difficult to define. Lyrical picture books defy definition but have a very […]

12 x 12 July 2018 Check-In!

July was a pretty slow month for me writing wise, I admit. But I did dig into a revision that has brought one of my manuscripts closer to submission-ready. Summer is an eternally difficult time for me to write given kids out of school, etc., so no new draft this month. But I’ve learned to […]

Maria Vicente and Jordan Hamessley – 12 x 12 Featured Agents August 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. Maria Vicente of P.S. Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members August 1 -15. Jordan Hamessley of New Leaf Literary will be accepting picture book […]

12 x 12 Success Celebration Month #7 – Awards!

Success Celebration Month is coming to a close. After today, we will have a regular post on this blog each month with the most recent news for you on book releases, agent signings, book deals, and awards. Today we cap off this party with our award-winning members! Award-winning 12 x 12 Members! These 12 x […]

Summer Celebration #6 – More Agent Signings!

We are proud 12 x 12 parents and this is our refrigerator! More agent signing news from this year to share with you today! Say congrats to these hard working writers for signing with an agent! Signed! Here’s Who Got Agents Kirsti Call signed with Emma Sector at Prospect Literary! Hooray! Julie Ditchburn Patton signed […]

On Your Way Raffle Winner!

On Your Way Raffle

While we are celebrating success, we are also celebrating putting yourself out there and those many steps you have to take before you reach those big milestones. Today we are happy to announce the winners of the On Your Way Raffle. (Details about the drawing can be found here.) The winner of the 35 or […]

12 x 12 Success Celebration Month #5 – Book Deals!

Success Celebration Month continues and today we are celebrating book deals! We’re shining the spotlight on 12 x 12 members who signed book contracts in 2018. What a remarkable achievement! (Today is the last day to enter the “On Your Way” Rafflecopter! Are you sending out those submissions, but not seeing any success just yet? […]

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).