Welcome to the monthly digest of all the great “goings-on” of 12 x 12 members. Congratulations to everyone for their achievements. There is A LOT to celebrate in April! This month we’re featuring books by 12 x 12 members released in April! (And one we missed in March.). All other good news was submitted before April 1st. Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s Good News Post. A link to the Good News form can be found under Important Announcements in the 12 x 12 forum.

On to the celebration! Be sure to click on the links to tweet and share the good news around the web!

Book Birthdays

Congratulations to Elaine Kiely Kearns on the April 1, 2019 release of NOAH NOASAURUS (Albert Whitman) (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Tara Luebbe on the April 1, 2019 release of I USED TO BE FAMOUS (Albert Whitman) (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Carter Higgins on the April 2, 2019 release of BIKES FOR SALE (Chronicle) (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Gayle Krause on the April 9, 2019 release of DADDY, CAN YOU SEE THE MOON? (Spork) (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Hannah Holt on the April 9, 2019 release of A FATHER’S LOVE (Philomel) (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Kathleen Cornell Berman on the April 16, 2019 release of BIRTH OF THE COOL: HOW JAZZ GREAT MILES DAVIS FOUND HIS SOUND (Page Street Kids) (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Tonya Lippert on the April 16, 2019 release of GOODBYE, SCHOOL (Magination Press) (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Julie K. Rubini on the April 22, 2019 release of EYE TO EYE: SPORTS JOURNALIST CHRISTINE BRENNAN (Ohio University Press) (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Lisa Gammon Olson on the April 22, 2019 release of AND THE TREES BEGAN TO MOVE (Eifrig Publishing) (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Miranda Paul on the April 23, 2019 release of NINE MONTHS (Neal Porter Books) (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Wendy Greenley on the March 12, 2019 release of LOLA PAINTS THE SKY (Creative Editions) (Click to Tweet)

Signed! Look who has an agent!

Kate Carroll signed with Victoria Selvaggio of Storm Literary Agency! Woohoo!

Shannon Stocker signed with Allison Remcheck of Stimola Literary Studio! Way to go!

Michelle Sumovich signed with Hannah Mann of Writers House! Congrats!

Lisa Katzenberger signed with Wendi Gu of Janklow & Nesbit! Look at you go!

Abigail Marble signed with Erzsi Deak of Hen & Ink Literary Studio! Huzzah!

New Book Deals

Congratulations to Annette Bay Pinmentel on the sale of ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP: HOW ONE GIRL’S FIGHT FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES CHANGED EVERYTHING to Kate Prossimmer at Sourcebooks! Hooray!

Congratulations to Carolyn Leiloglou on the sale of LIBRARY’S MOST WANTED to Nina Kooij at Pelican! Awesome!

Congratulations to Carrie Finison on the sale of DON’T HUG DOUG to Stephanie Pitts at Putnam! Way to go!

Congratulations to Kristen Schroeder on the sale of ALIEN TOMATO to Charlotte Wenger at Page Street Kids! Go YOU!

Congratulations to Liz Bedia on the sale of CELEBRATION BEES to Allison Hunter Hill at Page Street Kids! Cheers to you!

Awards

Congratulations to Annette Bay Pimentel on GIRL RUNNING: BOBBI GIBB AND THE BOSTON MARATHON (Nancy Paulsen Books) being named a Golden Kite Honor Book in the Nonfiction for Young Readers category!

Congratulations to all our members on seeing their hard work pay off! We are so proud of you!

12 x 12 members, if you have good news about a new book, agent signings, book deal, or writing award, share it with us. You’ll find the link to the Good News form in the Important Announcement section of the forum.