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12 x 12 October 2019 Check-In

BOO! Here we are at the end of another month. I did not write a new draft, but I did a lot of revision on several different “old” drafts. It was fun to dig those back up to see if I could give them new life. I also spent a lot of time generating new […]

Rick Margolis and Jennifer Unter – 12 x 12 Featured Agents November 2019

November 2019 Agents

We’re thankful for one last round of submissions this year! Today we bring you our Featured Agents for November 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. Rick Margolis of Rising Bear Literary will be accepting picture book […]

12 x 12 October 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! There are some great books this month! Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s Good News […]

12 x 12 September Check-In Winner!

12 X 12 check in winner 2019

It’s time to announce the winner of our September check-in. This month’s winner will win a copy of MOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE SCARES from our September Featured Author Lynne Marie! And the winner is … LAURA ROETTIGER! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com with your mailing address to claim your prize. […]

12 x 12 Featured Author October 2019 – Katrina Moore

Featured Author Katrina Moore October 2019

WHEN TO OPEN (AND CLOSE) THE DOOR “OPEN THE DOOR . . . ” That’s what I willed myself to do as my hand clasped around the doorknob, rebelling—held down by the weight of a thousand “what ifs” before attending my first writing conference in March 2015. “What if I’m the only one who came […]

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).