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January Featured Author Tziporah Cohen challenges all picture book writers to write a wordless picture book! (Even if you don't illustrate!)

Congratulations to our 2024 Scholarship Winners! Come celebrate with us and get to know these outstanding picture book writers.

Fill us in on your December achievements! December Featured Author Kelsey Gross has a great prize for one lucky 12 x 12 member.

12 x 12 member Lindsey Aduskevich shares how she connected with Joyce Sweeney of The Seymour Agency and why they make a great pair.

Time to announce the winner of our November 2023 check-in. Our prize this month comes from Featured Author Costantia Manoli.

12 x 12 member Kristen Donohue reveals her path to finding agent Kara Grajkowski at 3 Seas Literary Agency.

Time to tells us about your November accomplishments! Enter to win a copy of TOMATOES IN MY LUNCHBOX Featured Author Costantia Manoli!

December Featured Author Kelsey Gross shares how to 12 x 12 can help keep your writing hope machine running.

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).