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Happy New Year! We are thrilled to welcome in this fresh start by congratulating our 2022 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge Scholarship winners! The 12 x 12 Scholarship Fund started in 2014, when

This is the time of year to celebrate good news and 12 x 12 has so much to celebrate! Read on for new 12 x 12 books, agent signings, LOTS of book deals, and some

It’s time to announce the winner of our October check-in. November Featured Author Carolyn Leiloglou is giving away is a signed copy of LIBRARY’S MOST WANTED! And the winner is… KATIE SCHWARTZ Congrats! Please contact

As a long-time 12×12 member, I was so excited for the opportunity to be a featured author! Having read posts from fellow literary souls who were also familiar friends, I realized we are tethered by

Hello, hello! Well, we are down to the final month of 12 x 12. It happens every year, and yet I always find myself surprised and not quite ready. But regardless, we will finish this

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

It’s time to announce the winner of our October check-in. October Featured Author Angela Kunkel is giving away is a signed copy of PENGUIN JOURNEY and a signed 5×7 print by illustrator Catherine Odell! And

Welcome to the Rollercoaster by Carolyn Leiloglou There’s one brilliant, honest moment in Pixar’s movie Soul. Joe, the main character, gets what he’s always wanted. He plays piano in a club with his favorite Jazz group.

Financial Need Scholarship Guidelines

All applications will be accepted via email only between November 1, 2023 – November 30, 2023 at kelli@juliehedlund.com.

Subject line of the email:

  1. 12 x 12 Financial Need Scholarship
 

Please include the following in the body of the email:

  1. An autobiographical statement and career summary in 250 words or fewer.
  2. A short statement describing the nature of the financial need/circumstances in 250 words or fewer.
  3. A sample query letter for the manuscript you are submitting with your application.
  4. Pitches for two additional completed picture books.
 

 Attached to the email:

  1.  The full text of one picture book manuscript, attached as a Word document named as FIN_YourFirstName_YourLastName_Title_of_Manuscript.doc (or docx).