Well, it’s clear we’re all in need of good news in these uncertain, social distancing, self-isolating days. Celebrate with us today because there’s so much to celebrate! All of today’s good news was submitted before March 1st. Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s Good News Post. A link to the Good News form can be found under Important Announcements in the 12 x 12 forum.
Help an author out! Click on the “Click to Tweet” links to share on Twitter. Request your local library carry these books. If you purchase one, please support your local independent bookstore. Write reviews on Amazon, GoodReads, and B&N. Your fellow authors will thank you!
Book Birthdays
Congratulations to Leila Boukarim on the release of EVERYDAY NINJA (Penguin Random House SEA)! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Christy Mihaly on the March 1st release of FREE FOR YOU AND ME from Albert Whitman & Co.! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Fatma Anwer Al Lawati on the March 1st release of ZAKZOOK AT THE PRINTING PRESS (Mayaseen)! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Janet Summer Johnson on the March 2nd release of HELP WANTED: MUST LOVE BOOKS from Capstone! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Rebecca Koehn on the March 3rd release of AFTER THE RAIN (Beaming Books)! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Valerie Bolling on the March 3rd release of LET’S DANCE! from Boyds Mills & Kane! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Eva Wong Nava on the March 6th release of SAHARA’S SPECIAL SENSES from Armour Publishing! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Christine Evans on the March 10th release of EMILY’S IDEA from Sounds True! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum on the March 15th release of BOATS WILL FLOAT from Sleeping Bear Press! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Elisa Boxer on the March 15th release of THE VOICE THAT WON THE VOTE: HOW ONE WOMAN’S WORDS MADE HISTORY from Sleeping Bear! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Marcie Colleen on the March 24th release of THE BEAR’S GARDEN from Macmillan/Imprint! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Jamie L.B. Deenihan on the March 31st release of WHEN GRANDPA GIVES YOU A TOOLBOX from Sterling Children’s Books! (Click to Tweet)
Signed! Look who has an agent!
Amy Newbold signed with Kendra Marcus & Minju Chang of Bookstop Literary! Woohoo! 
Leanne Shirtliffe signed with Stacey Kondla of The Rights Factory! Way to go!
Traci Van Wagoner signed with Samantha Wekstein of Thompson Literary Agency! Hooray!
Christina Shawn signed with Mary Cummings of Betsy Amster Literary! Yippee! 
New Book Deals
Congratulations to Alison Marcotte on the sale of SEEKING BEST FRIEND to Naomi Krueger at Beaming Books! The book will be illustrated by Diane Ewen. Hooray!
Congratulations to Carrie Finison on the sale of HURRY LITTLE TORTOISE to Maria Modugno at Random House! Erin Balzer will illustrate. Awesome!
Congratulations to Charlotte Offsay on the sale of THE BIG BEACH CLEANUP to Christina Pulles at Albert Whitman! Katie Rewse will illustrate. Woohoo!
Congratulations to Jennifer Gladen on the sale of NOAH IN DREAMLAND to Guardian Angel Press! Huzzah!
Awards
Congratulations to Nadia Salomon on winning the SCBWI Service Award at this year’s New York Conference! WAY TO GO!
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 March 1st. 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 April 1st to be included in our April Good News post. You can find the Good News form in the Important Announcements section of the forum.
Stay well! We’re all in this together!
