NEWS: I just signed TWO (!!) book contracts with Simon & Schuster Books For Young readers! Details here.

 

Visit Inkygirl.com, my illustrated guide for those who write and draw for young people. For info about my writing, drawing and other projects, see DebbieOhi.com.

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Illustrator, I'M BORED by Michael Ian Black, scheduled for publication from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers in 2012.

Here's how a rejection led to a book deal.

A new YA novel which was nominated for the 2011 Sue Alexander "Most Promising New Work" Award.

 

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Monday
Feb072011

My Illustration Mentor: Cecilia Yung, Penguin

Cecilia said it's okay to tell people so here goes: Cecilia Yung, Art Director at Penguin, is officially mentoring me! I'm pretty thrilled.

Below: Cecilia Yung and Nancy Paulsen (Nancy Paulsen Books). Photo taken when I visited Penguin last week (I'll be posted about my trip in Inkygirl and the SCBWI Illustration Mentees Blog.

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For those of you wondering how this came about, see this post about my experience at the SCBWI conference in LA last year. Cecilia said I was her pick when it came to choosing candidates for the SCBWI Illustration Mentorship Program, and we've been in touch ever since.

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