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Today we bring you Namita Mehra’s How I Got My Agent story. Namita proves that intense agent research (and/or stalking) helps you focus your queries with laser precision and gets you closer to finding the

It’s time to announce the winner of our April check-in. April Featured Author Rajani LaRocca is giving away a copy of picture book manuscript critique to one lucky 12 x 12 member! And the winner

It’s so gratifying to see long-time 12 x 12 members realize their dreams of becoming an agented writer! Today we get to celebrate with one such long-time member—Lori Dubbin! And, Lori’s story proves that sometimes

Where do I belong? By Charlotte Offsay In mid-2018, I did what I highly recommend no author do (but I think inevitably most of us do at some point), I looked around and compared my

Hello, my 12 x 12 friends! I am sitting outside in the sun as I write this. Since April began with mountains of snow, that is something to celebrate right there! Also, I did write

GOLD members! It’s time to talk May submissions! Our 2021 Little GOLDen Book members will be able to choose one of these two agents to submit their manuscript to in May. (If you are a

We love the tenacity Carol Ekster displays in her journey today. She queried for 11 years before finding an agent that was the right fit, but she didn’t let that keep her from getting published.

Today we get the pleasure of celebrating with Valerie Bolling! Valerie had only been a member of 12 x 12 for a short time before finding her agent, but with her attention to detail and

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).