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12 x 12 August 2019 Check-In

I did not write a new draft in August, but I am okay with that. I was gone for the first two weeks of the month, and in that time I GOT A BOOK DEAL! So the remainder of my writing time for the month was taken up by revisions based on feedback from my […]

Natalie Lakosil and Minju Chang – 12 x 12 Featured Agents September 2019

It’s back to school and back to submitting! Today we bring you our Featured Agents for September 2019. Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Natalie Lakosil of Bradford Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 […]

12 x 12 August 2019 Good News!

Welcome to the monthly digest of all the great “goings-on” of 12 x 12 members. Congratulations to everyone for their achievements. There is so much to celebrate! This month we have a full slate of 12 x 12 books making their debut! All other good news was submitted before August 1st. Be sure to have […]

12 x 12 July 2019 Check-In Winner!

12 X 12 check in winner 2019

It’s time to announce the winner of our July check-in. This month’s winner will win a copy of NOVA THE STAR EATER and a picture book manuscript critique from our July Featured Author Lindsay Leslie! And the winner is … SHELLEY WORMAN! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com with your mailing […]

Rita Lorraine Hubbard – 12 x 12 August 2019 Featured Author

Featured Author Rita Hubbard August 2019

It’s such an honor to write an article for 12 x 12. I’ve been told I can write about whatever I want, so today I want to discuss the things I wish I’d known before my first historical pb was published. I’ll probably ramble a bit, so please spare me a little folly. Before I […]

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).