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How was July for your writing journey? Tell us about your progress and check in for a chance to win a prize from Kari Lavelle.

Discover more about July Featured Agents Sera Rivers of Speilburg Literary Agency and James McGowan of BookEnds Literary.

12 x 12 member April Berry reveals the ups and downs of her agent journey and how Katie Monson at SBR Media became her agent.

12 x 12 member Viviane Elbee shares what she wanted in her second agent and how Christie Megill at The CAT agency checked all the boxes.

Time to reveal the winner of our June 2024 check-in. Our prize this month comes from June Featured Author Tasha Hilderman.

How much did you accomplish in June? Tell us about your progress and check in for a chance to win a prize from Tasha Hilderman.

Discover more about July Featured Agents Sera Rivers of Speilburg Literary Agency and James McGowan of BookEnds Literary.

12 x 12 member Celina Kamler takes us along the long and winding road that let to agent Shari Maurer at Stringer Literary Agency.

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).