12 x 12 February Featured Author – Fatma Anwer Al-Lawati
It may seem strange for some to know that until the early 70s, children in Oman knew no such thing as children books. Most of us from that generation did not grow up reading children’s picture books at an early age. As such, some may wonder how, with the lack of children’s book for kids […]
12 x 12 January 2020 Check-In!
Wow! Can you believe we’ve made it all the way through the first month of 12 x 12 and to the first check-in? And what a month it’s been! More than 1000 of you have joined the challenge this year, two of our members won major ALA awards, and we had that epic webinar with […]
Jennie Dunham & Charlotte Wenger – 12 x 12 Featured Agents February 2020
It’s time for a new year of 12 x 12 submissions! Hooray! 2020 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 […]
12 x 12 January 2020 Good News!
This is a VERY special edition of the Good News! The American Library Association (ALA) announced their annual awards and TWO, count ’em, TWO 12 x 12 members were among the honored books! 2020 Caldecott Honor Book – DOUBLE BASS BLUES illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez and written by 12 x 12 member Andrea J. Loney! […]
12 x 12 December 2019 Check-In Winner!
It’s time to announce the winner of our December check-in. December Featured Author Dan Marvin is offering this month’s winner a signed copy of his book BUT I DON’T EAT ANTS and come bug-filled candy treats! And the winner is … GENEVIEVE PETRILLO! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com with your […]
12 x 12 January 2020 Featured Author – Shannon Stocker
A New Year’s Revelation I’ve had a revelation. New Year’s resolutions suck. It’s not that I don’t appreciate goals. Holiday cookies stick to my thighs too, y’all. But every spring, when January resolutions dart away like dandelion seeds in a hurricane, I kick myself and mutter mean words like weak and failure at the mirror. […]
Meet the 12 x 12 2020 Scholarship Winners!
Let’s ring in the New Year by congratulating and welcoming our 2020 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge Scholarship winners! The 12 x 12 Scholarship Fund started in 2014, when the 12 x 12 community generously donated funds to provide four scholarships in two categories — Diversity and Financial Need — for pre-published picture book […]
12 x 12 December 2019 Check-In!
As Barry Manilow sings, “It’s just another New Year’s Eve.”But, as we know, it’s also the end of another year of 12 x 12. I think Barry strikes the right mix between bittersweetness and optimism. However, since it’s also the end of one decade and the beginning of another, I say we grab the optimism […]
12 x 12 December 2019 Good News!
Welcome to the monthly digest of all the great “goings-on” of 12 x 12 members. We’re excited to celebrate during such a celebratory time! Congratulations to everyone for their achievements. There is so much to celebrate! Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s […]
12 x 12 November 2019 Check-In Winner!
It’s time to announce the winner of our November check-in. November Featured Author Lisa Rogers is offering a choice to this month’s winner: a copy of her book 16 WORDS: WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS AND “THE RED WHEELBARROW or a picture book manuscript critique. And the winner is … HEIDI YATES! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at […]
