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12 x 12 member Michael Benner shares his journey signing with his new agent Stacey Glick of Dystel Goderich & Bourret.

12 x 12 member Deborah Foster reveals how her agent search led her to signing with Lori Steel of Red Fox Literary.

Featured Author Dazzle Ng shares how the rules that feel like big NOs in picture book writing can be the very things that lead to publication.

Tell us how your first month of 12 x 12 went! Check in now for a chance to win a prize from January Featured Author Tziporah Cohen.

Our new submission year begins soon! Find out more about Jennie Dunham of Dunham Literary and Christie Megill of The CAT Agency.

12 x 12 member Jamie Bills shares how a little bit of luck and whole lot of work led her to her new agent, Amy Nielsen of The Purcell Agency.

Time to announce the winner of our December 2023 check-in. Our prize this month comes from Featured Author Kelsey Gross.

12 x 12 member Steena Hernandez reveals the ups and downs that led her to her new agent, Lynnette Novack of The Seymour Agency.

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).