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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.
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Dec 12): kidlit411.com/2025/12/the-... Inside: @12x12challenge.bsky.social registration; Author Events 101; WRAD, more. Thanks Harvey Walls for the illustration, Ricardo Cortez and @oksanna.bsky.social for the giveaways.
12.12.2025 15:09 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
In Designing Page Turns for Picture Books, author-illustrator Arree Chung, teaches 5 types of page turns:
Movement
Before and After
Rhythm
Continuing Sentence
Tension
Plus, how to use revision to improve your page turns
#12x12PB #kidlit #kidlitart #amwriting https://bit.ly/4aKeYFg
In From The Editor's Desk, editor Sylvie Frank explains how publishers are organized, what an imprint is, what editors mean when they describe a book as commercial, literary, or high concept, #picturebook word counts, rhyming, and more. #12x12PB #kidlit #kidlitart https://bit.ly/4aMxDAm
In Visions for Visual Storytelling, award-winning author/illustrator Sergio Ruzzier discusses how to strike the right balance between words & pictures (even as an author-only), illustrating others' books, lessons he learned from Maurice Sendak, and story visioning. https://bit.ly/48B9Jqe #kidlit
In From the Agent's Desk, Sean McCarthy covers what separates a good picture book from a great one, submission pet-peeves, how prolific should picture book authors be, and much more! #kidlit #12x12PB #submissions #kidlitart #amwriting https://bit.ly/4aHVS2E
Award-winning author/illustrator Don Tate on Illustrating in Real Life: tips for working on the road, resources for creators, challenges of illustrating someone else's words, & how to portray people of a different race, ethnicity, etc. authentically & respectfully. #kidlit https://bit.ly/4oUEHy9
Get a peek behind an editor's desk with Alysso Mito Pusey at Charlesbridge to find out what makes #nonfiction #picturebooks standout, including how to use mentor texts, what to do and what not to do, and much more. #12x12PB, #kidlit #kidlitart #amwriting https://bit.ly/48RslRw
Award-winning author Andrea J. Loney shares The Epic Power of Picture Books. Learn four powerful elements specific to the picture book format and how to apply these superpowers to your own manuscripts. #12x12PB #kidlit #kidlitart #amwriting https://bit.ly/4oQ8bNE
See a reenactment of how bestselling and beloved author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds got the idea for his masterpiece, THE DOT. Need we say more? Make YOUR Mark in #picturebooks. #12x12PB #kidlit #kidlitart https://bit.ly/4oSgl8i
12.12.2025 18:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Author Whitney Stewart shares years of experience writing #nonfiction #picturebooks, including research, finding reputable sources, finding the right voice, shaping the story & creating backmatter that matters. #12x12PB #kidlit #amwriting https://bit.ly/4q9UVEY
In The Nuts & Bolts of #picturebook Biographies, award-winning author Jen Bryant teaches how to stand out in a crowded market, choosing a subject, permissions, finding an angle, researching, and writing a factual but also emotional arc. #kidlit #12x12PB https://bit.ly/4iSQsUx
12.12.2025 18:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Author and Writing Barn Founder Bethany Hegedus has cracked the code on writing #picturebook bios. This webinar covers determining who to write about, research and resources, getting permissions, utilizing page turns, and much more. https://bit.ly/3KYNYaC #kidlit
Here's Building Momentum: Taking Yourself (and Your Craft) Seriously, with Miranda Paul. Learn her TOP-SECRET (life-changing*) equation for: Writing great books, getting your books published, knowing when & what to submit + MORE! #12x12pb #kidlit #amwriting #picturebooks
https://bit.ly/4rRVZyT
Today Only! 12 webinars for $12.
TODAY ONLY! We are retiring 12 webinars from our #12x12PB, not because they're not fabulous, but b/c we need to make room for the new ones coming. But before they go for good, you get one last chance to grab these programs from some true #picturebook writing luminaries. #kidlit (Thread with links)
12.12.2025 18:37 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
The countdown is on! ⏰
There are officially four weeks left until registration opens for the 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge.
If you want to be one of the first to know when you can register, sign up for our email list: buff.ly/zP7Zu31
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Don’t miss our #12x12PB members-only webinar!
📚 Join us 12/6 at 1pm ET / 10am PT for “Ask a Bookseller” with Julie Rowan-Zoch—an inside look at author/illustrator collaborations.
Replay available!
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🎉 Congrats to @martamagellan.bsky.social on signing with her agent!
“Through 12 x 12, I got together with a group of wonderful writers who also wanted to be part of a nonfiction critique group. I took JUST WILD ENOUGH to them, and they gave me the advice to make it publishable.”
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Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member @christinevanzandt.bsky.social! 📚 THE LEGENDARY LIFE STORY OF THE LEVER: HOW A DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE MACHINE MOVES THE WORLD FORWARD (MIGHTY MODELS SERIES, BOOK ONE) hit shelves today.
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12 x 12 member @natashakhankazi.bsky.social brought down the house with her marketing webinar! Here she shares one book marketing tip for making your content go viral.
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12 x 12 member Suzy Levinson shares how to find your voice as a picture book writer!
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We're so glad you enjoyed the webinar! Thanks for sharing. @natashakhankazi.bsky.social was so generous with her IMMENSE amount of knowledge!
05.12.2025 23:16 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
✨ A snowy moment from our #12x12PB winter challenge!
Artwork by Liz Godfrey
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☕❄️ This joyful illustration from our #12x12PB winter challenge captures friendship, warmth, and imagination.
Artwork by @leanalee.bsky.social
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❄️ Our #12x12PB illustration challenge continues with this magical winter scene!
Artwork by @jessieleh.bsky.social
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Thinking about co-writing a picture book? ✍️
Join @sarahollyackerman.bsky.social, @writerjolene.bsky.social, Kirsti Call & @valeriebolling.bsky.social as they share how collaboration fuels creativity.
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Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member @sylviaichen.bsky.social!, 📚SPARKLES FOR SUNNY: A LUNAR NEW YEAR STORY, illustrated by Thai My Phuong, published by Flamingo Books/Penguin Random House, hit shelves today!
Check it out!
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This month’s featured author, @leahmoserwrites.bsky.social, offers a bit of encouragement for fellow writers:
“All it takes is one YES to go from the long waiting game to the stage of happy waiting.”
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