Debasmita Dasgupta

Debasmita is an internationally published, Kirkus Best Prize nominated south-Asian illustrator & graphic novelist based in the UK. She enjoys drawing both fiction & non-fiction for children & young adults. She illustrate picture books, comics & poems working with publishers across the globe including HarperCollins UK, Barefoot Books and Soaring Kite Books USA, World Scientific Singapore and Penguin Random House and Scholastic India. She has also illustrated animated stories that have been showcased in the Raindance Film Festival in London & Toronto. As an art-for-change advocate, she tells stories of changemakers from around the world partnering with global non-profits. Her art has been exhibited around the world & more than 40 international media outlets have featured it. Partnering with international literature festivals, global international schools and national book councils, she mentors aspiring and emerging picture book artists.