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To find an agent, 12 x 12 member Yusuke Watanabe suggests you listen to your voice, understand yourself, and immerse yourself in your work!

Backmatter in fictional picture books? You bet! 12 x 12 member Annette Clayton shares the surprising ways to use backmatter in fiction.

Gobble, gobble! Calling all 12 x 12 members for the November check in. Tell us what you accomplished this month!

After losing her agent, 12 x 12 member Heather Stigall buckled down to research again and signed with Amy Nielsen of The Purcell Agency.

With polished skills and determination, 12 x 12 member Deirdre Laide found her second agent, Tracy Marchini of Bookends Literary Agency.

Did you check in for October? Featured Author Carrie Kruck is offering one lucky 12 x 12 member a swag-filled copy of IGGY WHO BREATHES FIRE!

What's a writer to do when creative blocks arise? Namita Moolani Mehra shares how to overcome these obstacles and get back to writing!

Did you scare up a new draft this October? Tell us what you accomplished at this month's check-in!

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).