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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!

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Get to know Christie Megill of The CAT Agency and Mary Cummings of Great River Literary, our 12 x 12 Featured Agents for March 2023.

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Jenna Johnson shares her inspiring journey to signing with her new agent Christie Megill of The CAT Agency.

Dr. Artika Tyner's superpower is writing and she uses her mighty to bring justice and literacy to children everywhere.

It's our first check-in for 2023! Members, tell about your drafts, revisions, and reviews and enter to win a prize from Carol Gordon Ekster!

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).