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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.

I'M BORED: Scrapbook/Blog | Facebook | Goodreads

Buy at Indiebound | Amazon | B&N | Powell's

Twitter: @inkyelbows (writing), @ipadgirl (digital publishing, iPads), @KidLitArtists (illustration)

Current Projects include:

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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My Books

I'm Bored Bonus Page

Photo: Beckett Gladney (artbeco.com)

~ Contact me ~

Debbie Ridpath Ohi is a published writer and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada, and is represented by Ginger Knowlton of Curtis-Brown. I recently illustrated I'M BORED, a picture book by actor / comedian / author Michael Ian Black, due out from Simon & Schuster in 2012, and I have an illustrated short story coming out in YA fiction anthology, TOMO (Stone Bridge Press, 2012).

In a nutshell: I'm a freelance illustrator and writer with a focus on content for young people. I'm the founder of Inkspot and Inklings, one of the very first online writing communities and electronic newsletters. I ended up selling to a U.S. company (here's a summary of my experience) so I could focus on doing more creating and less administration/managing.

In addition to writing a daily publishing industry news column for Writersmarket.com, I also work on writing and illustrating books for young people.

Bonus trivia:I have a CD track with my name as its title (see Track 5). :-)

My background in a (larger) nutshell (I started out as a programmer/analyst!)

What I enjoy doing in my spare time

More info about me you may not know

Other people's interviews with me

Where to buy my stuff

NOTE: At present, I'm not taking on illustration assignments for self-published picture books or to accompany picture book text for sending out to publishers. For the latter, be aware that most publishers prefer to choose their own illustrations.Please read Harold Underdown's excellent article on submitting picture books.

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