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12 x 12 Monthly Check-In Winner

12 x 12 December 2023 Check-In Winner!

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

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Steena Hernandez How I got my Agent

Steena Hernandez – How I Got My Agent

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

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Tziporah Cohen - 12 x 12 Featured Author

Tziporah Cohen – 12 x 12 Featured Author January 2024

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January Featured Author Tziporah Cohen challenges all picture book writers to write a wordless picture book! (Even if you don't illustrate!)

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12 x 12 Scholarship Winners 2024

Meet the 12 x 12 2024 Scholarship Winners!

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Congratulations to our 2024 Scholarship Winners! Come celebrate with us and get to know these outstanding picture book writers.

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12 x 12 December 2023 Check-In!

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Fill us in on your December achievements! December Featured Author Kelsey Gross has a great prize for one lucky 12 x 12 member.

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Lindsey Aduskevich How I got my Agent

Lindsey Aduskevich – How I Got My Agent

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How I Got My Agent
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12 x 12 member Lindsey Aduskevich shares how she connected with Joyce Sweeney of The Seymour Agency and why they make a great pair.

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12 x 12 Monthly Check-In Winner

12 x 12 November 2023 Check-In Winner!

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Time to announce the winner of our November 2023 check-in. Our prize this month comes from Featured Author Costantia Manoli.

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Kristen Donohue How I got my Agent

Kristen Donohue – How I Got My Agent

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12 x 12 member Kristen Donohue reveals her path to finding agent Kara Grajkowski at 3 Seas Literary Agency.

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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).
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