It’s another month full of amazing accomplishments by 12 x 12 members! We have 13 new book releases for June! Plus, we get to announce more agent signings, more 12 x 12 books under contract, and more award winners! What a community we get to be a part of!

If you have good news in any of these categories, be sure to let us know by filling out the Good News form in the Important Announcements section of the 12 x 12 forum.

All of today’s good news was submitted before May 25th. If you submitted news after May 25th, it will be included in our July post. Please note: We changed our deadline date for Good News submissions. Going forward, be sure to have your good news submitted by the 25th of the month for inclusion in the next month’s Good News Post.

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1. Click on the “Click to Tweet” links to share on Twitter and get the word out about these books on social media.
2. Submit a request to your local library to carry these books.
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4. Consider purchasing these books from your local independent bookstore or the 12 x 12 Bookshop.org site. (Purchases made at the 12 x 12 Bookshop.org help to fund our scholarship program.)

Your fellow authors appreciate your support!

Book Birthdays

Congratulations to Tonya Duncan Ellis on the June 3rd release of SOPHIE WASHINGTON: TREASURE HUNT!  (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Carrie Finison on the June 7th release of LULU AND ZOEY published by Running Press Kids and illustrated by Brittany Jackson! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Katelyn Aronson on the June 7th release of POO-DUNIT? A FOREST FLOOR MYSTERY published by Candlewick and illustrated by Stephanie Laberis! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Robyn McGrath on the release of DOLLY! THE STORY OF DOLLY PARTON AND HER BIG DREAM published by Christy Ottaviano Books-Little Brown and Hachette and illustrated by Ellen Surrey! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Katrina Moore on the June 14th release of TEENY HOUDINI: THE GIANT PANDA PLAN, published by Katherine Tegen Books/Harper Colllins and illustrated by Zoe Si! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Laura Gehl on the June 14th release of ODD BIRDS: MEET NATURE’S WEIRDEST FLOCK from Abrams and illustrated by Gareth Lucas! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Michelle Cusolito on the June 14th release of DIVING DEEP: USING MACHINES TO EXPLORE THE OCEAN published by Charlesbridge and illustrated by Nicole Wong! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Patrice Gopo on the June 14th release of ALL THE PLACES WE CALL HOME published by Hachette Book Group / WorthyKids and illustrated by Jenin Mohammed! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Terry Catasús Jennings on the June 14th release of THE LITTLE HOUSE OF HOPE published by Neal Porter Books – Holiday House and illustrated by Raúl Colón! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Costantia Manoli on the June 21st release of TOMATOES IN MY LUNCHBOX published by Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan and illustrated by Magdalena Mora! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Jess Townes on the June 21st release of SPELLBOUND published by Union Square Kids and illustrated by Jennifer Harvey! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Jyoti Rajan Gopal on the June 21st release of AMERICAN DESI published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and illustrated by Supriya Kelkar! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Megan Hoyt on the June 21st release of THE GREATEST SONG OF ALL: HOW ISAAC STERN UNITED THE WORLD TO SAVE CARNEGIE HALL published by Quill Tree Books/Harper Collins and illustrated by Katie Hickey! (Click to Tweet)

Signed! Look who has an agent!

Dana Miroballi signed with Ammi-Joan Paquette at the Erin Murphy Literary Agency! Congrats!

Deirdre Prischmann signed with Ariana Philips at Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency! Awesome!

Julia Moss signed with Saba Sulaiman at Talcott Notch Literary! Way to go!

Toms Sebanc signed with Amy Thrall Flynn at Rubin Pfeffer Content! Go you!

New Book Deals

Congratulations to Kelly Rice Schmitt on the sale of I, SHIP to Carol Hinz at Lerner/Millbrook! Jam Dong will illustrate. Huzzah!

Congratulations to Kirsten Pendreigh on the sale of MAYBE A WHALE to Emma Sakamoto at Groundwood Books! Crystal Smith will illustrate. Fantastic!

Congratulations to Tziporah Cohen on the sale of CITY BEET to Barb McNally at Sleeping Bear Press! Udayana Lugo will illustrate. Excellent!

Award Winners

Congratulations to Anitra Rowe Schulte on DANCING WITH DADDY being given the Christopher Award in the Books for Young People Category!

Congratulations to Katherine Pryor on HELLO, GARDEN being awarded a Gold Medal at the Benjamin Franklin Awards in the Children’s’ Picture Book Category (Ages 0-3). The Benjamin Franklin Awards are given out by the Independent Book Publishers Association!

Congratulations to Patrice Gopo on winning a 2022 Sustainable Arts Foundation Award in the Children’s Books category!

Congratulations to Ritu Anand on winning a Mom’s Choice Gold Award for KARA’S DREAMS!

What a month! Congratulations to all our members on seeing their hard work pay off! We are so proud of you!

All of today’s good news was shared prior to May 25th. 12 x 12 members, if you have good news about a new book release, agent signing, book deal, or writing award, share it with us. Please submit your good news by June 25th to be included in our July Good News post. You can find the Good News form in the Important Announcements section of the forum.

Keep up the good work, everyone!

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