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Danna Zieger – How I Got My Agent

How I Got My Agent - Danna Zieger

Hooray for Danna Zieger! When the world took an unexpected turn, Danna explored new possibilities and is now on her way to becoming a published author. We’re so glad to have you as part of 12 x 12, Danna, and we can’t wait to see your success! Congratulations! How long had you been writing before […]

Mary Cummings & Jennie Dunham – 12 x 12 Featured Agents February 2022

Mary Cummings and Jennie Dunham

A new 12 x 12 year has begun and we’re almost ready to open submissions to our 2022 GOLD members! It’s your first submission opportunity of the year! Be sure to read all the posts in the Submission Station of the forum, before you start submitting. Check out each agent’s guidelines on the forum before […]

Angela Dalton – How I Got My Agent

Angela Dalton How I Got My Agent

After a few months of website updates and upgrades, we’re thrilled to bring back our How I Got My Agent series! We’ll be posting a new agent story every Tuesday. Our goal is to not only celebrate with our members as they enter a new phase of their writing career, but to remind writers at […]

Mary Cummings and Rick Margolis – 12 x 12 Featured Agents April 2021

GOLD members! Let’s spring into April submissions! Our 2021 Little GOLDen Book members will be able to choose one of these two agents to submit their manuscript to in April. (If you are a SILVER member, you may use this info for research. Check out our How to Use 12 x 12 Featured Agent Posts […]

Mary Cummings and Maria Vicente – 12 x 12 Featured Agents April 2019

April 2019 Agents - Mary Cumming and Maria Vicente

It’s almost April! 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. Mary Cummings of Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members April 1-15. Maria Vicente of P.S. Literary will […]

12 x 12 Summer Celebration #4 – Agent Signings!

All we can say is WOW.  We asked you for good news and it’s pouring in. It’s more than we can get into two more weekly posts, so look for bi-weekly posts through the end of July. You are all working hard and it’s great to see that hard work paying off! Congratulations to everyone […]

Rick Richter & Mary Cummings – 12 x 12 Featured Agents October 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. Rick Richter of Aevitas Creative Management will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members October 1-15.  Mary Cummings of Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises will be accepting picture […]

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).