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Award-winning 12 x 12 Writers - 09-2018

September 2018 Good News!

Welcome to the monthly digest of all the great “goings-on” of 12 x 12 members. Congratulations to everyone on their achievements. This month we’re featuring books by 12 x 12 members that were released in September. All other good news was submitted before September 1st. Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s Good News Post. (If you submitted news after September 1st, look for your good news announcement in our October post!) A link to the Good News form can be found under Important Announcements in the 12 x 12 forum.

On to the celebration! Be sure to click on the links to tweet and share the good news around the web!

Book Birthdays

Congratulations to Shelley Kinder on the September 4, 2018 (Spork) release of THE MASTERPIECE (Click to Tweet)

Shelley Kinder - The Masterpiece

Congratulations to Rita Lorraine Hubbard on the September 4, 2018 (Lee & Low) release of HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Jennifer K. Mann on the September 11, 2018 release of JOSIE’S LOST TOOTH (Candlewick) (Click to Tweet)

Jennifer K Mann - Josies Lost Tooth

Congratulations to Sherry Howard on the September 28, 2018 release of ROCK AND ROLL WOODS (Clear Fork) (Click to Tweet)

Sherry Howard - Rock and Roll Woods

Congratulations to Jacqueline Gutierrez on the July 16, 2018 release of MINERAL SPRINGS OF SARATOGA SPRINGS AND BALLSTON SPA COLORING BOOK (Sprouting Seed Press) (Click to Tweet)

Jacqueline Gutierrez- Mineral Springs

 

Signed! Look who has an agent!

Cathy Ogren signed with Victoria Selvaggio of Storm Literary Agency! Congratulations!

Cathy Ogden - Agent News

Melissa Koosmann signed with Sara Crowe of Pippin Properties! Way to go!

Signed - Melissa Koosmann

Mindy Yuskel signed with Jenna Pocius of Red Fox Literary! You did it!

Mindy Yuksel - Agent News

 

 

New Book Deals

Congratulations to Christine Evans on the sale of EVELYN THE ADVENTUROUS ENTOMOLOGIST: THE TRUE STORY OF A WORLD-TRAVELING BUG HUNTER to Asia Citro at Innovation Press.

Christine Evans - Book Contract 9-2018

 

Congratulations to Sharon Giltrow on the sale of BEDTIME DADDY to EK Books! Katrin Dreiling will illustrate.

Sharon Giltrow Bedtime Daddy Contract

 

Awards

Karen Condit won the The Blue Seal Award – First Place Picture Book – Non-Rhyming! Congratulations!

Karen Condit - Serious Writer Award

I AM A FARMER written by Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul was chosen as a Junior Library Guild selection! Way to go!

Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul - I AM FARMER - Junior Guild

Congratulations to all our members on seeing their hard work pay off! We are so proud of you!

12 x 12 members, if you have good news about a new book, agent signings, book deal, or writing award, share it with us. You’ll find the link to the Good News form in the forum under Important Announcements.

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