Julie Hedlund
@juliefhedlund.bsky.social
Picture Book author & Founder, #12x12PB @12x12challenge.bsky.social & co-founder @pbsubmissions.bsky.social. SONG AFTER SONG: Julie Andrews Bio (2023, little bee), OVER, BEAR! UNDER, WHERE? (2021, Philomel) juliehedlund.com
If there's one layer of #picturebooks I've studied more than any other, it's heart. Join me one week from today for a webinar on how to make readers fall in love with your books. Just $25 and a replay if you can't attend live. #kidlit #kidlitart juliehedlund.teachable.com/p/heart
Ya Gotta Have Heart... in Picture Books
Representing Your Unique Lived Experiences, Culture and Language in Children’s Literature with Author Ana Siqueira
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October 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
If there's one layer of #picturebooks I've studied more than any other, it's heart. Join me one week from today for a webinar on how to make readers fall in love with your books. Just $25 and a replay if you can't attend live. #kidlit #kidlitart juliehedlund.teachable.com/p/heart
Hey #kidlit #picturebook creators, here's a chance to go to a GREAT conference (#pbsummit) and be entered to win a critique from me! Today is the deadline though. Go to picturebooksummit.com to get your ticket.
September 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Hey #kidlit #picturebook creators, here's a chance to go to a GREAT conference (#pbsummit) and be entered to win a critique from me! Today is the deadline though. Go to picturebooksummit.com to get your ticket.
I'm so honored to be a guest on the Women, Books & More podcast! Thanks @irenerawlings.bsky.social for having me! www.iheart.com/podcast/1323... #kidlit #picturebooks #kidlitart
Let's write a picture book---Julie Hedlund tells us how - The Women Books & More’s Podcast | iHeart
<p style='font-weight: 400;'>Maybe you want to write a book. A children’s book. A children’s picture book.</p> <p style='font-weight: 400;'>Maybe about a wee hedgehog who wants to be a ballerina.</p> ...
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September 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I'm so honored to be a guest on the Women, Books & More podcast! Thanks @irenerawlings.bsky.social for having me! www.iheart.com/podcast/1323... #kidlit #picturebooks #kidlitart
In response to the PW article about Gemini Storybook app, I put the #12x12PB webinar led by PB author and AI guru @chiaracolombi.com on sale for 40% off. #kidlit folks need to know how to protect themselves. juliehedlund.teachable.com/p/chiara-col...
What Kidlit Creators Should Know About AI
Representing Your Unique Lived Experiences, Culture and Language in Children’s Literature with Author Ana Siqueira
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August 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In response to the PW article about Gemini Storybook app, I put the #12x12PB webinar led by PB author and AI guru @chiaracolombi.com on sale for 40% off. #kidlit folks need to know how to protect themselves. juliehedlund.teachable.com/p/chiara-col...
Emma reports on our third Superstar Speaker for #PBSummit! Registration is now open. Sign up today and get $100 off + a chance to get your ticket refunded. picturebooksummit.com
NEWS FLASH! Emma Walton Hamilton is reporting LIVE from Picture Book Summit Headquarters. She has a lead on the identity of our final Superstar Speaker for #PBSummit 2025...
Follow this continuing story at our link in bio:
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#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #booksky
Follow this continuing story at our link in bio:
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#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #booksky
June 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Emma reports on our third Superstar Speaker for #PBSummit! Registration is now open. Sign up today and get $100 off + a chance to get your ticket refunded. picturebooksummit.com
I'm SO excited for #PBSummit this year! Yesterday, I announced our second superstar speaker (take a peek). If you register today, you'll automatically be entered to get your ticket refunded. #kidlit #kidlitart picturebooksummit.com.
June 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I'm SO excited for #PBSummit this year! Yesterday, I announced our second superstar speaker (take a peek). If you register today, you'll automatically be entered to get your ticket refunded. #kidlit #kidlitart picturebooksummit.com.
Aww, I enjoyed speaking with you about your cute story! Thank you for trusting me to give you feedback!
Just had a great chat with @juliefhedlund.bsky.social as the lucky bidder on her KidLit for LA Auction AMA session! Loved talking about narrative structures for diverse stories and how to balance authenticity vs. marketability. You're a legend, Julie 🤩 and thanks for your time! 💙
March 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Aww, I enjoyed speaking with you about your cute story! Thank you for trusting me to give you feedback!
Sharing here too - tomorrow (Sunday, March 1) is the LAST day to join #12x12PB in 2024. Come write and illustrate #picturebooks in the friendliest #writingcommunity on earth! #kidlit #kidlitart 12x12challenge.com/membership
🚨 PSA: 12 x 12 registration closes TOMORROW! 😮
Sign up NOW, otherwise you'll have to wait until 2026. Join the multitudes of #picturebook creators who are already members. We can't wait to welcome you! buff.ly/3O74wvq
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Sign up NOW, otherwise you'll have to wait until 2026. Join the multitudes of #picturebook creators who are already members. We can't wait to welcome you! buff.ly/3O74wvq
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March 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Sharing here too - tomorrow (Sunday, March 1) is the LAST day to join #12x12PB in 2024. Come write and illustrate #picturebooks in the friendliest #writingcommunity on earth! #kidlit #kidlitart 12x12challenge.com/membership
We cannot let this stand. @cswild.bsky.social is a friend and #12x12PB member. This case will have implications for all #kidlit authors & illustrators. #freadom #booksnotbans
Statement by authors and illustrators of books in Supreme Court case Mahmoud v. Taylor pen.org/mahmoud-v-ta...
February 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
We cannot let this stand. @cswild.bsky.social is a friend and #12x12PB member. This case will have implications for all #kidlit authors & illustrators. #freadom #booksnotbans
It would be interesting to know whether pantsers end up with more abandoned mss than plotters. I have so many that I write and then don’t look at again. #kidlitchat
February 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
It would be interesting to know whether pantsers end up with more abandoned mss than plotters. I have so many that I write and then don’t look at again. #kidlitchat
Happy #bookbirthday to @heidieys.bsky.social and Happy BIRTHDAY birthday to Jane Yolen! Here's a short excerpt from an interview where Heidi and Jane talk about this origin story that became a book. <3 #kidlit #picturebook
Happy #bookbirthday to @heidieys.bsky.social on the very special publication of JANIE WRITES A PLAY & Happy B-day to her mom Jane Yolen! Both Heidi & Jane have been #12x12PB webinar guests. Here's an excerpt from a convo they had with Founder @juliefhedlund.bsky.social last summer. #kidlit
February 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Happy #bookbirthday to @heidieys.bsky.social and Happy BIRTHDAY birthday to Jane Yolen! Here's a short excerpt from an interview where Heidi and Jane talk about this origin story that became a book. <3 #kidlit #picturebook
It was such a great webinar, and encouraging to boot!
I love talking all things books and publishing! So glad to hear it was helpful! Thank you @juliefhedlund.bsky.social and @kellipanique.bsky.social for having me! #12x12PB
The reviews are IN! #12x12PB members LOVED agent Sera Rivers webinar yesterday! Thank you, Sera, for an inspiring discussion!
Don't miss another webinar. Join NOW!
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#agent #amwriting #author #picturebook #amquerying #kidlit #writingcommunity @writeloudly.bsky.social
Don't miss another webinar. Join NOW!
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#agent #amwriting #author #picturebook #amquerying #kidlit #writingcommunity @writeloudly.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It was such a great webinar, and encouraging to boot!
I cannot express how excited I am for all of the #12x12PB #ALAYMA winners! Gah! Great work, all! So happy for you!
Congrats to our #12x12PB members whose #picturebooks were honored at the ALA Youth Media Awards!! We are SO proud of you!!
Sidura Ludwig @anitayasuda.bsky.social @joelleretener.bsky.social @sarahkurpiel.bsky.social @elisaboxer.bsky.social
#ALAYMA #kidlit #caldecott #stonewallaward #sydneytaylor
Sidura Ludwig @anitayasuda.bsky.social @joelleretener.bsky.social @sarahkurpiel.bsky.social @elisaboxer.bsky.social
#ALAYMA #kidlit #caldecott #stonewallaward #sydneytaylor
January 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Want to know why I started 12 x 12 back in 2012? (Hint: Because I NEEDED it). #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #writingcommunity youtu.be/5BX2sF1aLSA
How 12 x 12 Began - From Dream to Drafts
YouTube video by 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge
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January 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Want to know why I started 12 x 12 back in 2012? (Hint: Because I NEEDED it). #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #writingcommunity youtu.be/5BX2sF1aLSA
For my fellow friends who like to write in rhyme...
Rhyming #picturebooks are so fun to read aloud! They must be so easy to write, right? Nope!
In the #PBSummit #podcast, @JuliefHedlund gives examples of good rhyme, what makes it work, and how to write it.
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#amwriting #amreading #kidlit
In the #PBSummit #podcast, @JuliefHedlund gives examples of good rhyme, what makes it work, and how to write it.
www.picturebooksummi...
#amwriting #amreading #kidlit
January 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
For my fellow friends who like to write in rhyme...
I am pleased to join @kidlitforla.bsky.social by donating a #picturebook query critique + a 30-min AMA. Proceeds benefit those impacted by the fires in the Los Angeles area. Bid today at www.32auctions.com/organization...
January 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I am pleased to join @kidlitforla.bsky.social by donating a #picturebook query critique + a 30-min AMA. Proceeds benefit those impacted by the fires in the Los Angeles area. Bid today at www.32auctions.com/organization...
Yes, I AM willing to make a fool of myself if it means you'll join us in #12x12PB. 🤣
If you're a #picturebook creator wondering where on earth you can find YOUR people - the ones who "get" you, support you, help you grow... sometimes they're right under your nose (or outside your window). :-) #12x12PB #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity
January 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Yes, I AM willing to make a fool of myself if it means you'll join us in #12x12PB. 🤣
It's here! It's finally here! Opening day of registration for 12 x 12 in 2025! Join the friendliest writing community on earth TODAY! :-) 12x12challenge.com/membership
Registration for the #12x12PB Writing Challenge is OPEN! 🎉 Head over to https://buff.ly/48CoDKt and join TODAY!
We can't wait to welcome YOU to our community this year! ❤️
We can't wait to welcome YOU to our community this year! ❤️
January 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
It's here! It's finally here! Opening day of registration for 12 x 12 in 2025! Join the friendliest writing community on earth TODAY! :-) 12x12challenge.com/membership
It's a great week over here because 12 x 12 registration opens on Thursday!! Join me that evening for a free webinar on being a lifelong learner as a #picturebook author and to learn more about #12x12PB!
What's your #amwriting plan for 2025? Join #12x12PB Founder @juliefhedlund for this free webinar, Always Growing, Always Creating: The Power of Lifelong Learning for Picture Book Authors. Plus PRIZES & Webinar Speaker announcements! Join us 1/9 at 8pm ET. https://buff.ly/4j5OK20 #kidlit
January 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It's a great week over here because 12 x 12 registration opens on Thursday!! Join me that evening for a free webinar on being a lifelong learner as a #picturebook author and to learn more about #12x12PB!
Successes for 2024! 6 new PB drafts & 12 revisions! SONG AFTER SONG longlisted for Reading the West & won a Crystal Kite. 3 new #picturebook presos & 7 free resources. Grew visibility via in-person events & teaching. Great @picturebooksummit.bsky.social. 4 webinars for @pbsubmissions.bsky.social.
December 28, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Successes for 2024! 6 new PB drafts & 12 revisions! SONG AFTER SONG longlisted for Reading the West & won a Crystal Kite. 3 new #picturebook presos & 7 free resources. Grew visibility via in-person events & teaching. Great @picturebooksummit.bsky.social. 4 webinars for @pbsubmissions.bsky.social.
Over @12x12challenge.bsky.social, we're counting down to opening day of registration. Every day there's a chance to win writing-related prizes! Join in. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #amwriting #writingcommunity
December 28, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Over @12x12challenge.bsky.social, we're counting down to opening day of registration. Every day there's a chance to win writing-related prizes! Join in. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #amwriting #writingcommunity
Calling all writers! If you want to end the year with optimism, illumination and inspiration, consider joining my free program, The 12 Days of Christmas for Writers. We start on Jan. 26! #amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit juliehedlund.com/12days.
December 19, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Calling all writers! If you want to end the year with optimism, illumination and inspiration, consider joining my free program, The 12 Days of Christmas for Writers. We start on Jan. 26! #amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit juliehedlund.com/12days.
Take whatever else you want, but the raccoon stays with me! (Pepper’s protective of toys era). 🤣
December 12, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Take whatever else you want, but the raccoon stays with me! (Pepper’s protective of toys era). 🤣
Hey #kidlit peeps! Join me TONIGHT at a webinar featuring agent @mirandapaul.bsky.social talking about submissions & working with an agent. Attendees can submit a pitch & enter to get discounted paid critique. 8pm ET/5pm PT w/replay. #amquerying #kidlitart juliehedlund.com/miranda
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agents
Pro-level edit tips on showing versus telling, plus useful takeaways on pacing and page turns from multi-published and award-winning author and agent, Miranda Paul.
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December 5, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Hey #kidlit peeps! Join me TONIGHT at a webinar featuring agent @mirandapaul.bsky.social talking about submissions & working with an agent. Attendees can submit a pitch & enter to get discounted paid critique. 8pm ET/5pm PT w/replay. #amquerying #kidlitart juliehedlund.com/miranda
Last day for 40% off past #12x12PB webinars!
It's #CyberMonday! Don't forget that today is the LAST day you can get 40% off ALL past #12x12PB webinars. Whatever you need to accelerate your #picturebook #amwriting career, we've got it! #kidlit #kidlitart
Go to juliehedlund.teachab... and use code BLACK24 at checkout! youtu.be/Ykcrt8BOHcM
Go to juliehedlund.teachab... and use code BLACK24 at checkout! youtu.be/Ykcrt8BOHcM
December 2, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Last day for 40% off past #12x12PB webinars!