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Alexandra Weiss and James McGowan – 12 x 12 Featured Agents October 2019

It’s time to fall into submissions! Today we bring you our Featured Agents for October 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. Alexandra Weiss of Jennifer De Chiara Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 […]

12 x 12 September 2019 Check-In!

Well, I did it! I broke the curse of the past several months and wrote a new draft! It might be the worst draft I’ve ever written, but it felt good to break that barrier. And I revised another draft. So I’m two for two for September! What about you? Tell us your progress. Did […]

12 x 12 September 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! So many book deals to announce this month. Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s Good […]

12 x 12 August 2019 Check-In Winner!

12 X 12 check in winner 2019

It’s time to announce the winner of our August check-in. This month’s winner will win an autographed copy of HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM from our August Featured Author Rita Hubbard! And the winner is … LINDA STASZAK! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com with your mailing address to claim your prize. Now […]

12 x 12 September 2019 Featured Author – Lynne Marie

Featured Author Lynne Marie September 2019

I’m excited and honored to be a guest on the 12 x 12 blog. I was a 12 x 12 Member in the beginning before I got thrown off my path due to a divorce and relocation and have been a Member for many years since I got back on the path. It’s been a […]

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).