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Our new submission year begins soon! Find out more about Jennie Dunham of Dunham Literary and Christie Megill of The CAT Agency.

12 x 12 member Jamie Bills shares how a little bit of luck and whole lot of work led her to her new agent, Amy Nielsen of The Purcell Agency.

Time to announce the winner of our December 2023 check-in. Our prize this month comes from Featured Author Kelsey Gross.

12 x 12 member Steena Hernandez reveals the ups and downs that led her to her new agent, Lynnette Novack of The Seymour Agency.

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.

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).