This month we are grateful for so many new 12 x 12 books, new agent signings, new book deals, and new awards! So much to be thankful for! 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 November 1st. If you submitted news after November 1st, it will be included in our December post. Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s Good News Post.

Easy ways to help 12 x 12 members and their books:

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.
3. Consider purchasing these books from your local independent bookstore.  (Christmas is coming!)
4. Write reviews on Amazon, GoodReads, and B&N. (You can review in these places even if you didn’t buy the book there!)

Your fellow authors appreciate your support!

Book Birthdays

First and foremost, we wish a hearty congratulations to our Fearless Leader Julie Hedlund on the long-awaited debut of OVER, BEAR! UNDER, WHERE? (Philomel)! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Karen M. Greenwald on the release of A VOTE FOR SUSANNA: THE FIRST WOMAN MAYOR (Albert Whitman)! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Nancy Churnin on the debut of DEAR MR. DICKENS (Albert Whitman)! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Cynthia Argentine on the release of NIGHT BECOMES DAY: CHANGES IN NATURE (Millbrook Press/Lerner)! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Nancy Churnin on the debut of A QUEEN TO THE RESCUE: THE STORY OF HENRIETTA SZOLD, FOUNDER OF HADASSAH (Creston Books)! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Laura Gehl on the release of ODD BEASTS: MEET NATURE’S WEIRDEST ANIMALS (Abrams)! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Julia Lyon on the debut of A DINOSAUR NAMED RUTH! (Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry Books)! (Click to Tweet)

Signed! Look who has an agent!

Amy Leskowski signed with Keely Boevinng at WordServe Literary! Congrats!

Annette Clayton signed with Natascha Morris at Tobias Literary Agency! Awesome!

Belinda Brock signed with Mona Kanin at Great Dog Literary! Way to go!

Heather Stigall signed with Beth Marshea at Ladderbird Literary! Woohoo!

Nadia Ali signed with Joyce Sweeney at The Seymour Agency! Huzzah!

Shruthi Rao signed with Emily Forney at BookEnds Literary Agency! Wow!

New Book Deals

Congratulations to Anita Yasuda on the sale of BOLLYWOOD BEAT to Yasemin Uçar at Kids Can Press!

Congratulations to Susan Johnston Taylor on the sale of COLORFUL CREATURES: POEMS ABOUT ANIMALS IN SURPRISING SHADES to Sandra Sutter at Little Gnome! Annie Bakst will illustrate.

Congratulations to Tziporah Cohen on the sale of AFIKOMEN to Nan Froman and Karen Li at Groundwood Books! Yaara Eshet will illustrate!

Congratulations to Valerie Bolling on the sale of ZOYA GLITTERS! to Katie Carella at Scholastic Acorn! Kai Robinson will illustrate.

Congratulations to Zainab Khan on the sale of NOURA’S CRESCENT MOON to Mary Lee Donovan at Candlewick Press! Nabila Adani will illustrate.

Award Winners

Congratulations to Barbara Kimmel on being a Finalist in the 2021 Astra International Picture Book Contest for her manuscript DAY CARE FOR NANA AND ME! How exciting!

Congratulations to Evelyn Bookless on winning Best Picture Book at the Singapore Book Publishers Awards! What an achievement!

Congratulations to Lori Kimmel on being a Finalist in the 2021 Astra International Picture Book Contest for her manuscript WAITING FOR KAI! Awesome!

Congratulations to Nancy Churnin on being a Finalist in Children’s Book Council’s Kids’ Book Choice Awards with her book BEAUTIFUL SHADES OF BROWN! Congrats!

Congratulations to Rhett Trull on winning the 2021 Work-In-Progress Award for her manuscript MS. MINNIE AND ME! What an honor!

Congratulations to Tziporah Cohen on winning the Jean Little First Novel Award from the Canadian Children’s Book Centre for NO VACANCY! 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 November 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 December 1st to be included in our December Good News post. You can find the Good News form in the Important Announcements section of the forum.

Keep up the good work, everyone!