Webinar Program
2025 Webinar Lineup
12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge Members enjoy outstanding webinars every month. All of our webinars are presented through the lens of how the topic applies specifically to picture books. Here’s our 2025 line-up.
OCT 2024
Cynthia Leitich Smith
From Specific to Universal to Acquired! An Editor's Perspective on Picture Books
Feb, 2025
May, 2025
June, 2025
Marcie Colleen
Panel by Panel: How to Write Comics and Graphic Novels (Even if You Can't Draw)
Aug, 2025
Sept, 2025
Omar Abed & Julie Rowan Zoch
You (Sorta) Gotta Keep 'Em Separated: Inside Look at Publishing a Picture Book with a Different Author and Illustrator
DEC, 2024
12x12 offers numerous amazing benefits, but webinars alone are worth the price of admission. They are always valuable, always relevant, and always really interesting. Each presenter provides information that is immediately applicable no matter where you are on your picture book journey. You'd be hard pressed to find a better value for your money if you're looking to improve your craft.
Sara Magnusen Kruger 
I LOVE 12x12 webinars and never miss a single one. They’re relevant to what’s happening in the industry now, as it evolves. Guests are thoughtfully selected to cover a variety of topics. And since the webinars are specific to picture books, I can count on getting the targeted kidlit content I’m looking for… Most webinars have at least one big “Wow! I never thought of it that way” moment.
Heather Kinser 
Every 12x12 webinar has provided something valuable to my journey on this writing path. The presenters chosen are knowledgeable and so generous with sharing their experiences, and Julie herself shares so much of her own insight which is always useful… I look forward to 12x12 webinars every month!
Razeena Omar Gutta 
12x12 is one of the best communities of children’s literature creatives. Since joining, I have signed with an agent, had multiple books contracted and published (12 to be precise). The webinars have been powerful and life-altering for me. Seeing individual creatives sharing details of their journey, has been enlightening, inspiring, and so very helpful to my own writing journey.
Shirin Shamsi 
The 12x12 Challenge webinars are engaging, educational and also entertaining, on top of being relevant and insightful. I have learned so much from each and every one… The webinars are a great way to connect with other members around the world, folks who love picture books and see their importance in every child's life, folks who support one another in this long and winding road in children's publishing.
Eva Wong Nava 
Past Webinars Available for Purchase
Here are just a few of the incredible webinars our members have loved in past years. Click here to view our entire suite of webinars and courses.
