Win a teacher lesson planning consultations or a one-hour teacher workshop from Cornelius Minor, Brooklyn-based educator and author.

Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator and author who works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform.

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Win a 30-minute call with Erin Murphy, President at Erin Murphy Literary, to discuss the industry, your projects and goals, and the like.

Erin Murphy was born and raised in Arizona, and founded EMLA in Flagstaff in 1999 after a 7-year stint as an editor at a regional publishing house. Her clients' notices in addition to hitting bestseller lists include a Caldecott Honor (plus writer clients seeing their books get Caldecott silver and gold), a Newbery Honor, a Sibert Medal, Stonewall Medals, APALA silver and gold, an American Indian Youth Literature Honor, a National Jewish Book Award finalist, a Schneider Award, and multiple Edgar, Sydney Taylor, Américas, Golden Kite, Jane Addams, and Orbis Pictus awards or honors, among others. In 2016, she relocated the agency headquarters to southern Maine.

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Skip the line and go directly for the GOLD membership in the 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge in 2023. In addition to all the other benefits of 12 x 12, you'll get ten above-the-slush-pile opportunities to submit to agents.

Julie Hedlund is a published picture book author and the founder of The 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge, which boasts 1800+ members and is entering its 12th year.

ALL 12 x 12 members get access to an amazing community of 1,750+ picture book writers at all levels from absolute beginner to multi-published. 12 x 12 offers motivation, support, and accountability to help you write more (LOTS more!) than you would on your own.