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For those of you wondering if it’s too late to get an agent and get your books published, Shirin Shamsi’s story is for you. You’ll also notice that while Shirin didn’t receive a lot of

I am thrilled to be your featured speaker this month. I joined 12 x 12 in its inaugural year, and I can’t imagine learning how to write picture books without this fantastic group. Today, I’m

Hello, my lovelies! How is your summer going? My mood has been much improved by the long days, warm weather, and ability to be outside. That hasn’t translated to a lot of writing though, because

GOLD members! August is almost here and have our own A Team of Featured Agents for you! Our 2021 Little GOLDen Book members will be able to choose one of these two agents to submit

After a fiasco with her first agent, Jilanne Hoffmann could have packed up her writing tools and left. No one would have blamed her. But, that’s not what this writer did. She double downed as

Sometimes you have to find the right combination of factors that work best for you. That’s what Amy Harding did in her journey to getting an agent. She pursued her craft, took breaks when she

It’s always a good time for Good News, but this week it’s even better because THREE 12 x 12 books launched into the world on Tuesday! How awesome is that? Plus, we have agent signings

It’s incredible to see long-time member Deb Buschman realize her dream of having an agent! We love her advice for putting yourself out there. When we move out of our comfort zone is when BIG

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).