12 x 12 March 2017 Featured Author – Rosie J. Pova
We’re excited to have 12 x 12 member Rosie J. Pova as our Featured Author this month. Rosie has two books coming out this Spring! Not bad considering just over a year ago she was ready to hang up her pencils and let it all go. If you’ve ever felt like that, read Rosie’s story […]
12 x 12 February 2017 Check-in!
Well, my February was a HECK of a lot better than my January in terms of writing! If only I could take a 3-day writing retreat with friends up in the mountains EVERY month. I wrote my first new draft of the year (yay!), made final revisions for my agent on a manuscript I hope […]
March Madness for Picture Books
How about a little March Madness for picture book fans? Yeah, I thought it would be fun too, so welcome to the first-ever 12 x 12 March Picture Book Madness! It is important for writers to read contemporary picture books, so I chose books for the brackets that were all published within the past calendar year. […]
Laura Biagi & Melissa Nasson – 12 x 12 Featured Agents March 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. Laura Biagi of Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members March 1-15. Melissa Nasson of Rubin Pfeffer Content will be accepting picture […]
12 x 12 January 2017 Check-in Winner!
It’s time to announce the winner of our first check-in of the year. Our January Featured Author Cheryl Keely is generously giving our winner a picture book critique. And the lucky winner is … CAROLYN LEILOGLOU! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com to claim your prize.
12 x 12 February 2017 Featured Author – Andrea J. Loney
Pet Pictures, Serena Williams, Mug Cake, and Other Ways to Manage Rejection So grateful to Julie Hedlund (with a super assist from Kelli Panique) for inviting me to post about an ever-present feature of the picture book writing process: Rejection. Ouch… just reading the word stings. But for writers managing rejection is an inescapable part […]
12 x 12 January 2017 Check-in!
First, let me say that I am in LOVE with the enthusiasm and the energy of the 12 x 12 group this year. I have honestly never witnessed such a smooth transition. New people participating early and often, and veterans stepping in to help before I even get there. It’s incredible! I know so many […]
Jennie Dunham & Stephanie Fretwell-Hill – 12 x 12 February 2017 Featured Agents
Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. Jennie Dunham of Dunham Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 GOLD members February 1-15. Stephanie Fretwell-Hill of Red Fox Literary will be accepting picture book submissions from […]
12 x 12 December 2016 Check-In Winners!
So many winner announcements this week! How fun is that? Today, it’s time to announce the winners of December’s check-in. Our December Featured Author Debbie Ridpath Ohi is offering a signed/doodled copy of Where are My Books? (Doodled!) And the lucky winner is … COLLEEN DWIRE! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com with […]
12 x 12 January 2017 Featured Author – Cheryl Keely
For our Featured Author posts in 2017, 12 x 12 is happy to celebrate with our members who have books that are being published this year. We know the hard work these writers have put in to their career and we hope you will be encouraged and inspired by their journeys to being published picture […]
