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Grab this year's Back-to-School bundles before they go back to regular price! It's a one-day sale that will take your writing up a notch!

Welcome back to 12 x 12 October Featured Agents Andrea Morrison of Writers House and Stefanie Molina of Ladderbird Literary Agency!

12 x 12 member Vandana Tantia found the right fit with agent Kristina Sutton of Focused Artists by first connecting with her at a workshop.

12 x 12 member Mary Rudzinski stresses the value of subbing when you're truly ready. Her new agent is Mary Cummings of Great River Literary.

Did you win the August 2024 check-in? Check here to see if you won a signed book from August Featured Author Bridgitte Rodguez.

Featured Author Margaret Chiu Greanias reveals the process behind deciding whether to use animals, humans, or something else as her picture book characters.

What did YOU accomplish in August? Tell us and you could win a signed book from August Featured Author Bridgitte Rodguez!

After receiving over 400 rejections, Susan Johnston Taylor found the perfect fit in agent Mara Cobb at Martin Literary Management.

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).