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Time to announce the winner of our March 2023 check-in. Author Natasha Khan Kazi is giving away a non-rhyming picture book critique!

April Featured Author Christine Evans shares if you need math or magic to find the perfect agent or editor for your work. Abracadabra!

Let's check in for March! Members, tell us about your accomplishments this month and enter to win a prize from Natasha Khan Kazi!

Get to know Paige Terlip of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency and Hilary Harwell of KT Literary, our 12 x 12 Featured Agents for April 2023.

Ryann Jones' story proves that jumping into 12 x 12 with both feet can benefit your writing and your writing career.

Time to announce the winner of our February 2023 check-in winner. Dr. Artika Tyner is giving away a copy of JUSTICE MAKES A DIFFERENCE!

Kari Gonzalez shares how she knew agent Stacey Kondla of The Rights Factory was the perfect agent to champion her work.

Natasha Khan Kazi isn't kidding when she says it takes grit to make it as a picture book creator. Come get inspired to keep going!

Financial Need Scholarship Guidelines

All applications will be accepted via email only between November 1, 2024 – November 30, 2024 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).