12 x 12 July 2016 Check-in!
July was a good month for writing! Many times the looser summer schedule means it’s harder for me to find time to sit down and write, but this month I not only wrote a new draft, I revised an old one. Let me tell you, it feels good to be writing again. Now tell us […]
Summer Writing Contest!
Experiencing summer brain drain? Feel like there’s quicksand in your keyboard? Kids separating you from your writing? Never fear! 12 x 12 and Ripple Grove Press are sizzling up summer by offering an exclusive writing contest for 12 x 12 members. Full details will be available in the Forum, but just to whet your appetite, […]
12 x 12 June Check-in Winner!
It’s time to announce the winner of June’s check-in. One lucky 12 x 12 member will win a copy of The William Hoy Story by 12 x 12 member and Featured Author Nancy Churnin. And the winner is… LAUREN KERSTEIN!! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com with your mailing address to claim your prize. […]
12 x 12 June Check-in!
I’m not gonna lie. June was a tough month. The kids are off school, so the routine is out the window. We took a vacation that was marred by the health issues of a family member. Those same health issues have now become an emergency that I’ll be dealing with during the month of July. […]
John Cusick & Janine Le – 12 x 12 Featured Agents July 2016
Little GOLDen Book members of 12 x 12 will be able to choose one of two agents to submit their manuscript to each month. John Cusick of Folio Junior will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 x 12 Gold members July 1-15. Janine Le of Sheldon Fogleman Agency will be accepting picture book submissions from 12 […]
12 x 12 May 2016 Check-In Winner!
It’s time to announce the winner of May’s check-in. One lucky 12 x 12 member will win a copy of A Morning with Grandpa by May’s Featured Author Sylvia Liu. And the winner is… ROBIN CURRIE!! Congrats! Please contact Kelli at kelli (at) JulieHedlund (dot) com with your mailing address to claim your prize. May the sun […]
12 x 12 Featured Author June 2016 – Nancy Churnin
What a joy and an honor to bring you another featured author from within our own 12 x 12 community – Nancy Churnin. Her picture book biography, The William Hoy Story, has released to fantastic critical reviews and even appeared as a recommendation in People magazine! We are so proud of her and grateful that she’s […]
12 x 12 May 2016 Check-In!
Well, I’ve had my best performance in the challenge so far by this time of the year, but I’m afraid May passed by with no new draft OR revision from me. I’m quite disappointed, and I honestly don’t even know how it happened, but there it is. Only thing to do is move on […]
Laura Biagi & Jaida Temperly – 12 x 12 Featured Agents June 2016
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 June 1-15. Jaida Temperly of New Leaf Literary will be accepting picture book […]
Miranda Paul Mentorship Winners!
Thank you to everyone who applied for one of the two mentorships offered by Miranda Paul to two 12 x 12 members. We received 133 applications from 12 x 12 members! Kelli and I had a VERY hard time narrowing down the field and picking the top 20. There was not a bad manuscript in the […]
