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12 x 12 November 2022 Good News!

There is SO much to be thankful for this November including the bounty that is the 12 x 12 Good News! Check out these new books from your fellow 12 x 12 members, plus, new book deals and awards to celebrate! If you have good news in any of these categories, be sure to let […]

12 x 12 October 2022 Good News!

October has brought an incredible harvest of 12 x 12 Good News! Check out these new books from your fellow 12 x 12 members, plus, agent signings, new book deals, and awards to celebrate! If you have good news in any of these categories, be sure to let us know by filling out the Good […]

March 2019 Good News!

Welcome to the monthly digest of all the great “goings-on” of 12 x 12 members. Congratulations to everyone for their achievements. This month we’re featuring books by 12 x 12 members released in March (and one from February we just received!). All other good news was submitted before March 1st. Be sure to have your […]

12 x 12 Summer Celebration #1 – Book Releases

Welcome to our 12 x 12 Summer Celebration! We are launching a new 12 x 12 Good News feature. Every month we will showcase 12 x 12 member book releases, agent signing news, book deals, and award winners! To launch this fun new feature, every week in the month of July, we will post 12 […]

12 x 12 Featured Author October 2017 – Katey Howes

Featured Author Katey Howes October 2017

I’m going to be honest with you all. I was scared to write this post. I know I’ve got a couple books coming out—which feels amazing and unreal all at once—but I don’t think that makes me any sort of expert. I am well aware that luck and timing and the subjective magic of the […]

Essie White & Christa Heschke – 12 x 12 Featured Agents October 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. Essie White of Storm Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 Gold members October 1-15. Christa Heschke of McIntosh & Otis Literary Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 […]

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).