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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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Press Bios: Debbie Ridpath Ohi

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If you need a short bio for an interview or article, feel free to use or adapt any of the following.

(Last updated: April 30, 2012)

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My Facebook bio 

My JacketFlap bio (long-ish, with emphasis on kidlit, some personal)

My Google+ profile

From my Blogger bio

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SHORTEST BIO (text only):

 

Debbie Ridpath Ohi writes and illustrates for young people. She is the illustrator of I'M BORED by Michael Ian Black (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Sept/2012) and wrote a YA short story for teen fiction anthology, TOMO (Stone Bridge Press, Mar/2012). Represented by Ginger Knowlton, Curtis Brown Ltd. URL: DebbieOhi.com. Twitter: @inkyelbows.

SHORT BIO (with links, kidlit focus):

 

Debbie Ridpath Ohi is a writer and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. Her illustrations appear in I'M BORED, a picture book written by Michael Ian Black (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Sept/2012) and she has an illustrated short story included in TOMO, a Japan teen fiction anthology (Stone Bridge Press, Mar/2012). Debbie is currently working on two picture books for Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers and is also working on novels for young people. She is represented by Ginger Knowlton of Curtis Brown Ltd. For more info, visit DebbieOhi.com or @inkyelbows on Twitter.

 

SHORT BIO (written by Chris Cheung of Autodesk Sketchbook):

 

Debbie Ridpath Ohi is a Toronto-based freelance writer and illustrator with a focus on content for young people.  She recently illustrated I'M BORED, a picture book by actor/comedian/author Michael Ian Black (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 2012), and has a short story in YA fiction anthology, TOMO (Stone Bridge Press, 2012).  Previously, she was the founder of Inkspot and Inklings, one of the very first online writing communities and electronic newsletters.

(adapted from bio written by Chris Cheung of Autodesk Sketchbook)

 

LONGER BIO (with links):

 

Debbie Ridpath Ohi is a writer and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. Her illustrations appear in I'M BORED, a picture book written by Michael Ian Black (Simon & Schuster, Fall/2012) and she has an illustrated short story included in TOMO, a Japan teen fiction anthology (Stone Bridge Press, Mar/2012) whose proceeds will benefit young people affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. 
ebbie is currently working on two new picture books for Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers: one that she is illustrating and one that she is writing and illustrating.
Author of THE WRITER'S ONLINE MARKETPLACE (Writer's Digest Books, 2001), Debbie's non-fiction, fiction and poetry has also appeared in numerous print and online venues including MAGIC TAILS (co-written short story with Michelle Sagara West, DAW Books 2005), Cottage Life, Applied Arts, Harp Column, Writer's Digest and others.
Debbie was the creator and editor of Inkspot and Inklings, one of the very first websites and electronic newsletters for writers: 200,000 unique site visitors and nearly 50,000 subscribers.
Debbie's current projects include her own picture books, a teen novel that was nominated for the 2011 Sue Alexander Award, a compilation of her comics for writers and a nonfiction book about board gaming.
In her spare time, Debbie writes songs for and performs with Urban Tapestry, a filk music trio who has been a conference guest and given concerts in Canada, U.S., Germany and England. Their songs have aired on national radio and are available on CD and digital format. Debbie plays flute, guitar, penny whistle, piano, and Celtic harp, and has performed on other musicians' recording projects.
Debbie is represented by Ginger Knowlton at Curtis Brown Ltd.
For more info, visit DebbieOhi.com or @inkyelbows on Twitter.