12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge
@12x12challenge.bsky.social
12 x 12 is a diverse community of picture book authors and illustrators at all levels. You get accountability & support in the goal to write 1 new PB draft each month + more! Registration open now! https://12x12challenge.com/membership.
🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @marziehabbas.bsky.social! 🎉
📚 RADIANT RAMADAN, illustrated by @anooshasyed.com, published by Little Bee Books, is out today!
Check it out here: buff.ly/dLBxdBh
#kidlit #12x12PB
📚 RADIANT RAMADAN, illustrated by @anooshasyed.com, published by Little Bee Books, is out today!
Check it out here: buff.ly/dLBxdBh
#kidlit #12x12PB
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @marziehabbas.bsky.social! 🎉
📚 RADIANT RAMADAN, illustrated by @anooshasyed.com, published by Little Bee Books, is out today!
Check it out here: buff.ly/dLBxdBh
#kidlit #12x12PB
📚 RADIANT RAMADAN, illustrated by @anooshasyed.com, published by Little Bee Books, is out today!
Check it out here: buff.ly/dLBxdBh
#kidlit #12x12PB
Did you know many #12x12PB members offer services to help fellow creators grow?
Find manuscript critiques, mentorship, portfolio reviews, and more in our Member Offerings directory:
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#kidlit #12x12PB
Find manuscript critiques, mentorship, portfolio reviews, and more in our Member Offerings directory:
buff.ly/O3MeF6Z
#kidlit #12x12PB
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Did you know many #12x12PB members offer services to help fellow creators grow?
Find manuscript critiques, mentorship, portfolio reviews, and more in our Member Offerings directory:
buff.ly/O3MeF6Z
#kidlit #12x12PB
Find manuscript critiques, mentorship, portfolio reviews, and more in our Member Offerings directory:
buff.ly/O3MeF6Z
#kidlit #12x12PB
💛 Dreaming of joining 12 x 12? Apply for a GOLD Scholarship!
These awards support picture book writers with financial need or from diverse backgrounds in kidlit.
Applications open Nov 1–30, 2025!
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#12x12PB #kidlit
These awards support picture book writers with financial need or from diverse backgrounds in kidlit.
Applications open Nov 1–30, 2025!
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#12x12PB #kidlit
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
💛 Dreaming of joining 12 x 12? Apply for a GOLD Scholarship!
These awards support picture book writers with financial need or from diverse backgrounds in kidlit.
Applications open Nov 1–30, 2025!
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#12x12PB #kidlit
These awards support picture book writers with financial need or from diverse backgrounds in kidlit.
Applications open Nov 1–30, 2025!
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#12x12PB #kidlit
Over 44 picture books by 12 x 12 Scholarship Winners have been published! Are you next? Apply for a 12 x 12 Financial Need or Diversity Scholarship TODAY!
Deadline 11/30/25.
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#amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #booksky #12x12PB #scholarship
Deadline 11/30/25.
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#amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #booksky #12x12PB #scholarship
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Over 44 picture books by 12 x 12 Scholarship Winners have been published! Are you next? Apply for a 12 x 12 Financial Need or Diversity Scholarship TODAY!
Deadline 11/30/25.
www.12x12challenge.c...
#amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #booksky #12x12PB #scholarship
Deadline 11/30/25.
www.12x12challenge.c...
#amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #booksky #12x12PB #scholarship
“I’m completely humbled and grateful to 12 x 12 for investing in me when I needed it most.” 💛
2025 #12x12PB GOLD Scholarship winner Sanaa Ahmad reminds us how community and support can help writers grow.
Apply Nov 1–30: buff.ly/5sidHD8
#kidlit
2025 #12x12PB GOLD Scholarship winner Sanaa Ahmad reminds us how community and support can help writers grow.
Apply Nov 1–30: buff.ly/5sidHD8
#kidlit
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“I’m completely humbled and grateful to 12 x 12 for investing in me when I needed it most.” 💛
2025 #12x12PB GOLD Scholarship winner Sanaa Ahmad reminds us how community and support can help writers grow.
Apply Nov 1–30: buff.ly/5sidHD8
#kidlit
2025 #12x12PB GOLD Scholarship winner Sanaa Ahmad reminds us how community and support can help writers grow.
Apply Nov 1–30: buff.ly/5sidHD8
#kidlit
Feeling lost when it comes to building your author platform?
We’ve got you! 💛
Download the FREE “Must-Have Checklist for a Healthy Author Platform” and learn what to include on your site, in your newsletter, and more.
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#12x12PB #kidlit
We’ve got you! 💛
Download the FREE “Must-Have Checklist for a Healthy Author Platform” and learn what to include on your site, in your newsletter, and more.
buff.ly/h9r1etx
#12x12PB #kidlit
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Feeling lost when it comes to building your author platform?
We’ve got you! 💛
Download the FREE “Must-Have Checklist for a Healthy Author Platform” and learn what to include on your site, in your newsletter, and more.
buff.ly/h9r1etx
#12x12PB #kidlit
We’ve got you! 💛
Download the FREE “Must-Have Checklist for a Healthy Author Platform” and learn what to include on your site, in your newsletter, and more.
buff.ly/h9r1etx
#12x12PB #kidlit
🎉 Congrats to @anawiththekey.bsky.social on signing with her new agent, Clare Wallace of Darley Anderson Illustration Agency! 🎉
Her advice:
“Don’t settle, because a great agent is worth their weight in gold.”
Read more: buff.ly/TAtcBGT
#kidlit #12x12PB
Her advice:
“Don’t settle, because a great agent is worth their weight in gold.”
Read more: buff.ly/TAtcBGT
#kidlit #12x12PB
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🎉 Congrats to @anawiththekey.bsky.social on signing with her new agent, Clare Wallace of Darley Anderson Illustration Agency! 🎉
Her advice:
“Don’t settle, because a great agent is worth their weight in gold.”
Read more: buff.ly/TAtcBGT
#kidlit #12x12PB
Her advice:
“Don’t settle, because a great agent is worth their weight in gold.”
Read more: buff.ly/TAtcBGT
#kidlit #12x12PB
“What a tremendous boost to my writing journey! Just when I thought I would put my pen down, I was selected as a scholarship recipient.” 💛
Morgan Lau found renewed motivation through 12 x 12 — and you can too!
Apply Nov 1–30: buff.ly/Cvhl9sT
#kidlit
Morgan Lau found renewed motivation through 12 x 12 — and you can too!
Apply Nov 1–30: buff.ly/Cvhl9sT
#kidlit
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“What a tremendous boost to my writing journey! Just when I thought I would put my pen down, I was selected as a scholarship recipient.” 💛
Morgan Lau found renewed motivation through 12 x 12 — and you can too!
Apply Nov 1–30: buff.ly/Cvhl9sT
#kidlit
Morgan Lau found renewed motivation through 12 x 12 — and you can too!
Apply Nov 1–30: buff.ly/Cvhl9sT
#kidlit
🎉 Congrats to @gabisnyder.bsky.social! 🎉
Her book 📚 LOOK was named an Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor Book by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English (OCTE)! 👏
We’re so proud of you, Gabi! 💛
#12x12PB #kidlit
Her book 📚 LOOK was named an Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor Book by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English (OCTE)! 👏
We’re so proud of you, Gabi! 💛
#12x12PB #kidlit
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🎉 Congrats to @gabisnyder.bsky.social! 🎉
Her book 📚 LOOK was named an Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor Book by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English (OCTE)! 👏
We’re so proud of you, Gabi! 💛
#12x12PB #kidlit
Her book 📚 LOOK was named an Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor Book by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English (OCTE)! 👏
We’re so proud of you, Gabi! 💛
#12x12PB #kidlit
✨Take your picture book writing and career to the next level with the tools, feedback, and support you need.
Apply for a #12x12PB GOLD Scholarship for 2026. Open to creators with financial need or from underrepresented backgrounds.
Apply Nov 1–30:
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#kidlit
Apply for a #12x12PB GOLD Scholarship for 2026. Open to creators with financial need or from underrepresented backgrounds.
Apply Nov 1–30:
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#kidlit
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
✨Take your picture book writing and career to the next level with the tools, feedback, and support you need.
Apply for a #12x12PB GOLD Scholarship for 2026. Open to creators with financial need or from underrepresented backgrounds.
Apply Nov 1–30:
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#kidlit
Apply for a #12x12PB GOLD Scholarship for 2026. Open to creators with financial need or from underrepresented backgrounds.
Apply Nov 1–30:
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#kidlit
⏳ Essentials of an Author Website
In Essentials of an Author Website, award-winning author Lisa Stringfellow walks you through what every writer needs to create a professional, engaging site.
💻 Learn key design tips + get 25% off!
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#12x12PB #kidlit
In Essentials of an Author Website, award-winning author Lisa Stringfellow walks you through what every writer needs to create a professional, engaging site.
💻 Learn key design tips + get 25% off!
buff.ly/p72cAbP
#12x12PB #kidlit
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
⏳ Essentials of an Author Website
In Essentials of an Author Website, award-winning author Lisa Stringfellow walks you through what every writer needs to create a professional, engaging site.
💻 Learn key design tips + get 25% off!
buff.ly/p72cAbP
#12x12PB #kidlit
In Essentials of an Author Website, award-winning author Lisa Stringfellow walks you through what every writer needs to create a professional, engaging site.
💻 Learn key design tips + get 25% off!
buff.ly/p72cAbP
#12x12PB #kidlit
Upcoming #12x12PB members-only webinar! 📚
Join us 11/18 at 1pm ET / 10am PT for “Just Right Picture Book Pacing” with @annewynter.bsky.social.
Replay will be available for members who can’t attend live!
#kidlit
Join us 11/18 at 1pm ET / 10am PT for “Just Right Picture Book Pacing” with @annewynter.bsky.social.
Replay will be available for members who can’t attend live!
#kidlit
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Upcoming #12x12PB members-only webinar! 📚
Join us 11/18 at 1pm ET / 10am PT for “Just Right Picture Book Pacing” with @annewynter.bsky.social.
Replay will be available for members who can’t attend live!
#kidlit
Join us 11/18 at 1pm ET / 10am PT for “Just Right Picture Book Pacing” with @annewynter.bsky.social.
Replay will be available for members who can’t attend live!
#kidlit
“Winning a 2025 Diversity Scholarship helped me feel that my voice matters.” 💛
Lillie Pardo found confidence and community through 12 x 12 — and you can too!
Apply for a #12x12PB Scholarship (Nov 1–30):
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#kidlit
Lillie Pardo found confidence and community through 12 x 12 — and you can too!
Apply for a #12x12PB Scholarship (Nov 1–30):
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#kidlit
November 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“Winning a 2025 Diversity Scholarship helped me feel that my voice matters.” 💛
Lillie Pardo found confidence and community through 12 x 12 — and you can too!
Apply for a #12x12PB Scholarship (Nov 1–30):
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#kidlit
Lillie Pardo found confidence and community through 12 x 12 — and you can too!
Apply for a #12x12PB Scholarship (Nov 1–30):
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#kidlit
This month’s featured agents: Andrea Morrison of Writers House and Karly Dizon [email protected]! 📚✨
Andrea says: “Bring on the funny!”
Karly is looking for: “I want to see something truly unique.”
Learn more: buff.ly/058op8D
#12x12PB #kidlit
Andrea says: “Bring on the funny!”
Karly is looking for: “I want to see something truly unique.”
Learn more: buff.ly/058op8D
#12x12PB #kidlit
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This month’s featured agents: Andrea Morrison of Writers House and Karly Dizon [email protected]! 📚✨
Andrea says: “Bring on the funny!”
Karly is looking for: “I want to see something truly unique.”
Learn more: buff.ly/058op8D
#12x12PB #kidlit
Andrea says: “Bring on the funny!”
Karly is looking for: “I want to see something truly unique.”
Learn more: buff.ly/058op8D
#12x12PB #kidlit
🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @shrurao.bsky.social! 🎉
📚THE FIRST GIRL ON STAGE: TUNGA DANCES THE YAKSHAGANA, illustrated by Devika Joglekar & published by Sambasivan&Parikh, is here!
Find it here: buff.ly/fMyqkFn
#kidlit #12x12PB
📚THE FIRST GIRL ON STAGE: TUNGA DANCES THE YAKSHAGANA, illustrated by Devika Joglekar & published by Sambasivan&Parikh, is here!
Find it here: buff.ly/fMyqkFn
#kidlit #12x12PB
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @shrurao.bsky.social! 🎉
📚THE FIRST GIRL ON STAGE: TUNGA DANCES THE YAKSHAGANA, illustrated by Devika Joglekar & published by Sambasivan&Parikh, is here!
Find it here: buff.ly/fMyqkFn
#kidlit #12x12PB
📚THE FIRST GIRL ON STAGE: TUNGA DANCES THE YAKSHAGANA, illustrated by Devika Joglekar & published by Sambasivan&Parikh, is here!
Find it here: buff.ly/fMyqkFn
#kidlit #12x12PB
✨ Apply for a 12 x 12 Scholarship! ✨
Six GOLD scholarships are awarded each year to picture book writers with financial need or from underrepresented backgrounds.
Applications open Nov 1–30, 2025!
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#12x12PB #kidlit
Six GOLD scholarships are awarded each year to picture book writers with financial need or from underrepresented backgrounds.
Applications open Nov 1–30, 2025!
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#12x12PB #kidlit
November 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
✨ Apply for a 12 x 12 Scholarship! ✨
Six GOLD scholarships are awarded each year to picture book writers with financial need or from underrepresented backgrounds.
Applications open Nov 1–30, 2025!
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#12x12PB #kidlit
Six GOLD scholarships are awarded each year to picture book writers with financial need or from underrepresented backgrounds.
Applications open Nov 1–30, 2025!
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#12x12PB #kidlit
🎉 Congratulations to @sheridillard.bsky.social on her recent book birthday! 🎉
📚 TIC, TAC, and TOE, illustrated by @chuckie346.bsky.social and published by Reycraft Books, is officially out! 📖✨
Find it here: buff.ly/fMyqkFn
#kidlit #12x12PB
📚 TIC, TAC, and TOE, illustrated by @chuckie346.bsky.social and published by Reycraft Books, is officially out! 📖✨
Find it here: buff.ly/fMyqkFn
#kidlit #12x12PB
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🎉 Congratulations to @sheridillard.bsky.social on her recent book birthday! 🎉
📚 TIC, TAC, and TOE, illustrated by @chuckie346.bsky.social and published by Reycraft Books, is officially out! 📖✨
Find it here: buff.ly/fMyqkFn
#kidlit #12x12PB
📚 TIC, TAC, and TOE, illustrated by @chuckie346.bsky.social and published by Reycraft Books, is officially out! 📖✨
Find it here: buff.ly/fMyqkFn
#kidlit #12x12PB
🎉 Congratulations to @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social on her recent book birthday! 🎉
📚 FORESTS, illustrated by Kalen Chock and published by @scholastic, is here! 📖✨
Find it here: buff.ly/fMyqkFn
#kidlit #12x12PB
📚 FORESTS, illustrated by Kalen Chock and published by @scholastic, is here! 📖✨
Find it here: buff.ly/fMyqkFn
#kidlit #12x12PB
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🎉 Congratulations to @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social on her recent book birthday! 🎉
📚 FORESTS, illustrated by Kalen Chock and published by @scholastic, is here! 📖✨
Find it here: buff.ly/fMyqkFn
#kidlit #12x12PB
📚 FORESTS, illustrated by Kalen Chock and published by @scholastic, is here! 📖✨
Find it here: buff.ly/fMyqkFn
#kidlit #12x12PB
🎉 Congrats to @shrurao.bsky.social on signing with her agent!
Her advice:
“This time around, I had a very clear idea of what I wanted and didn’t want in an agent… Kristin not only ticked all my boxes, she also showed me pre-ticked boxes I didn't even know existed!”
Read more: buff.ly/gTpJv6m
Her advice:
“This time around, I had a very clear idea of what I wanted and didn’t want in an agent… Kristin not only ticked all my boxes, she also showed me pre-ticked boxes I didn't even know existed!”
Read more: buff.ly/gTpJv6m
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
🎉 Congrats to @shrurao.bsky.social on signing with her agent!
Her advice:
“This time around, I had a very clear idea of what I wanted and didn’t want in an agent… Kristin not only ticked all my boxes, she also showed me pre-ticked boxes I didn't even know existed!”
Read more: buff.ly/gTpJv6m
Her advice:
“This time around, I had a very clear idea of what I wanted and didn’t want in an agent… Kristin not only ticked all my boxes, she also showed me pre-ticked boxes I didn't even know existed!”
Read more: buff.ly/gTpJv6m
Just 2 days to go! 📣
Join us for this month’s FREE #12x12PB Book Chat with @costantia.bsky.social, author of THE FIG TREE. Discover how this book went from inspiration to bookstores everywhere!
📅 Thursday, November 6th at 1pm ET/10am PT!
Sign up here: buff.ly/SA0k7dg
#kidlit #12x12PB
Join us for this month’s FREE #12x12PB Book Chat with @costantia.bsky.social, author of THE FIG TREE. Discover how this book went from inspiration to bookstores everywhere!
📅 Thursday, November 6th at 1pm ET/10am PT!
Sign up here: buff.ly/SA0k7dg
#kidlit #12x12PB
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Just 2 days to go! 📣
Join us for this month’s FREE #12x12PB Book Chat with @costantia.bsky.social, author of THE FIG TREE. Discover how this book went from inspiration to bookstores everywhere!
📅 Thursday, November 6th at 1pm ET/10am PT!
Sign up here: buff.ly/SA0k7dg
#kidlit #12x12PB
Join us for this month’s FREE #12x12PB Book Chat with @costantia.bsky.social, author of THE FIG TREE. Discover how this book went from inspiration to bookstores everywhere!
📅 Thursday, November 6th at 1pm ET/10am PT!
Sign up here: buff.ly/SA0k7dg
#kidlit #12x12PB
Do writers really need an author platform? 👀
Spoiler: YES!
Grab our FREE “Must-Have Checklist for a Healthy Author Platform” to learn how to build your audience, connect with readers, and grow your career.
buff.ly/5fuBfOc
#12x12PB #kidlit
Spoiler: YES!
Grab our FREE “Must-Have Checklist for a Healthy Author Platform” to learn how to build your audience, connect with readers, and grow your career.
buff.ly/5fuBfOc
#12x12PB #kidlit
November 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Do writers really need an author platform? 👀
Spoiler: YES!
Grab our FREE “Must-Have Checklist for a Healthy Author Platform” to learn how to build your audience, connect with readers, and grow your career.
buff.ly/5fuBfOc
#12x12PB #kidlit
Spoiler: YES!
Grab our FREE “Must-Have Checklist for a Healthy Author Platform” to learn how to build your audience, connect with readers, and grow your career.
buff.ly/5fuBfOc
#12x12PB #kidlit
Huge thanks to @teresarobeson.com for an amazing #12x12PB webinar! 📚✨
We were so encouraged by Teresa's journey and motivated to Lean In, Pivot, Adapt: Managing Your Publishing Career for the Long Term.
Members—don’t forget to catch the replay! 🎥
#amwriting #picturebooks #kidlit #booksky
We were so encouraged by Teresa's journey and motivated to Lean In, Pivot, Adapt: Managing Your Publishing Career for the Long Term.
Members—don’t forget to catch the replay! 🎥
#amwriting #picturebooks #kidlit #booksky
November 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Huge thanks to @teresarobeson.com for an amazing #12x12PB webinar! 📚✨
We were so encouraged by Teresa's journey and motivated to Lean In, Pivot, Adapt: Managing Your Publishing Career for the Long Term.
Members—don’t forget to catch the replay! 🎥
#amwriting #picturebooks #kidlit #booksky
We were so encouraged by Teresa's journey and motivated to Lean In, Pivot, Adapt: Managing Your Publishing Career for the Long Term.
Members—don’t forget to catch the replay! 🎥
#amwriting #picturebooks #kidlit #booksky