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.
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.
Recent awards: 2010 SCBWI Illustration Portfolio Honor Award and Mentorship Award.
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.
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