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Deirdre Prishcmann – How I Got My Agent

Deirdre Prischmann Agent

Let’s celebrate with Deirdre Prischmann! Her enthusiasm for learning and changing directly impacted the end of her successful agent search. Authors should always be learning and Deirdre is a perfect example. Congrats, Deirdre! We look forward to your books filled with crawling critters! How long had you been writing before seeking an agent, and what […]

Tanusri Prasanna and Jennifer Weltz – 12 x 12 Featured Agents June 2019

June 2019 Agents

It’s almost June! 2019 Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Tanusri Prasanna of Foundry Media will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members June 1-15. Jennifer Weltz of Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency […]

Laura Biagi & Melissa Nasson – 12 x 12 Featured Agents March 2017

Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Laura Biagi of Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members March 1-15. Melissa Nasson of Rubin Pfeffer Content will be accepting picture […]

Laura Biagi & Jaida Temperly – 12 x 12 Featured Agents June 2016

Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Laura Biagi of  Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 Gold members June 1-15. Jaida Temperly of New Leaf Literary will be accepting picture book […]

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).