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It’s time to announce the winner of our June check-in. June Featured Author Mindy Yuksel is giving away a copy of IN MY MOSQUE to one lucky 12 x 12 member! And the winner is

We are so pleased to welcome Anna Lazowski to the How I Got My Agent series. Anna’s story has the perfect blend of quality research, attention to detail, and the determination to not give up.

  The Power of YES Happy July! Let’s keep things real. I can’t believe I’m this month’s Featured Author! I’ve spent the last five years reading these posts and learning from the talented members of

GOLD members! It’s time to read up on our July Featured Agents. Our 2021 Little GOLDen Book members will be able to choose one of these two agents to submit their manuscript to in July.

June was an extremely up and down month for me, both personally and professionally. I expect that will continue into July and, as such, I doubt if I will get much writing done. Sometimes non-writing

Good News! Not only is it summertime, but we have lots to celebrate with brand new 12 x 12 member books, new agent deals, and new book contracts! If you have good news in any

It’s time to announce the winner of our May check-in. April Featured Author Charlotte Offsay is giving away a copy of THE BIG BEACH CLEANUP to one lucky 12 x 12 member! And the winner

Mining Your Memories We’ve all experienced the transformative power of books. Besides being entertaining and fun, books can be a lifeline, a sacred refuge, an affirmation, and validation of our feelings, and our identity. Books

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).