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12 x 12 May 2022 Good News!

WOW! You have been busy! There is SO MUCH going on in our May Good News post, it’s almost too much for one post! We have FOURTEEN new book releases, SEVEN new agent signings, TEN members with new books under contract, and NINE members who have won awards! Three 12 x 12 books were named […]

12 x 12 December 2020 Good News!

Happy Holidays! We have a lot to celebrate this month with new 12 x 12 picture book deals and 12 x 12 members who are now agented. Read on and celebrate with us! Remember, all of today’s good news was submitted before December 1st. If you submitted news after December 1st, it will be included […]

September 2018 Good News!

Award-winning 12 x 12 Writers - 09-2018

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 […]

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).