Gratitude: Behind the scenes at KidLitArtists.com

If you're on Instagram, follow us at @KidLitArtists!

Can't believe it's almost the end of the year already! In case you missed recent posts highlighting the 2019 SCBWI-LA Mentees, do read Erin Balzer's interviews with Tenaya Lena Gunter Brown, Marcelo Verdad, Neena Phan, Viven Wu, Eddie Edwards, and Rob Sayegh Jr.

If you're on Twitter, follow us at @KidLitArtists!

Speaking of which, KidLitArtists' online presence would not be possible without the generous help of volunteers behind-the-scenes. These include:

Jen Betton, for coordinating these blog posts and posting schedule of this blog. You can find Jen on Instagram, Twitter and FB.

Meridth McKean Gimbel, for creating the avatar for KidLitArtists' Twitter and Instagram profiles, and who helps post for our Twitter and Instagram social media. You can find Meridth on Instagram, Twitter and FB.

Ana Aranda, who create the banner for our Twitter profile and who helps post on our Twitter feed. You can find Ana on Instagram, Twitter and FB.

Susie Ghahremani, who helps post on our Twitter feed. You can find Susie on Instagram, Twitter and FB.

Alexandra Thompson, who helps post in our Instagram feed. You can find Alexandra on Instagram, Twitter and FB.

Christina Barragan Forshay, who helps post on our Instagram feed. You can find Christina on Instagram, Twitter and FB.

Gail Buschman, who helps post on our Instagram feed. You can find Gail on Instagram and Twitter.

Erin Balzer, who interviewed all the 2019 SCBWI-LA Mentee winners for our blog. You can find Erin on Instagram.

If you're not already, please do follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @KidLitArtists!

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi is the author and illustrator of Where Are My Books? and Sam & Eva (Simon & Schuster). Her illustrations have also appeared in books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, Aaron Reynolds, Rob Sanders and Lauren McLaughlin, among others. Her children's book career began at the 2010 SCBWI Summer Conference, when she won a SCBWI-LA Mentorship Award and Showcase Honor Award. You can find Debbie on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. She blogs about reading, writing and illustrating children's books at Inkygirl.com.