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Andi Chitty – How I Got My Agent

Andi Chitty How I got my Agent

12 x 12 member Andi Chitty reveals the behind-the-scenes works that went into landing her agent, Jen Newens at Martin Literary Management

Jennie Dunham and Adria Goetz – 12 x 12 Featured Agents February 2021

Jennie Dunham and Adria Goetz 12 x 12 Agents January 2021

It’s almost time for our first GOLD submission opportunities for 2021! Our 2021 Little GOLDen Book members will be able to choose one of these two agents to submit their manuscript to in February. (If you are a SILVER member, you may use this info for research. Check out our How to Use 12 x […]

Alyssa Eisner Henkin and Adria Goetz – 12 x 12 Featured Agents April 2020

April 2020 Agents - Alyssa Eisner Henkin and Adria Goetz

Well, the world has changed since our last agent profile post, but these agents are still looking forward to getting 12 x 12 GOLD member submissions in April. Our 2020 Little GOLDen Book members will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Alyssa Eisner Henkin of Trident […]

12 x 12 December 2019 Good News!

Welcome to the monthly digest of all the great “goings-on” of 12 x 12 members. We’re excited to celebrate during such a celebratory time! Congratulations to everyone for their achievements. There is so much to celebrate! Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s […]

Sean McCarthy & Clelia Gore – 12 x 12 Featured Agents September 2017

September 2017 Agents - Sean McCarthy and Clelia Gore

Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Sean McCarthy of Sean McCarthy Literary Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members September 1-15.  Clelia Gore of Martin Literary Management will be accepting picture […]

Clelia Gore & Kathleen Rushall – 12 x 12 Featured Agents November 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. Clelia Gore of Martin Literary Management will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 Gold members November 1-15. Kathleen Rushall of Andrea Brown Liteary will be accepting picture book submissions from […]

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).