Longer version:
Claribel Ortega went from journalism student, editing her classmates often times hilarious ads and ramblings on the back page of SUNY Purchase’s Independent Newspaper, to a small town reporter, where she enjoyed going to board of ed meetings and texting the town mayors about the line at Starbucks.
About
Today she’s busy turning her obsession with eighties pop culture, magic and video games into books, she’s streaming on her Twitch and Youtube gaming channel, Radbunnie or helping authors navigate publishing with her consulting business GIFGRRL. She is the co-host and creator of the WRITE OR DIE podcast and has been featured on Buzzfeed, Bustle, Good Morning America and Deadline.
She lives in New York with her motorcycle-riding poet boyfriend & her suspiciously intelligent yorkie, Pancho Villa.
Claribel’s debut middle grade novel GHOST SQUAD is out now from Scholastic and is being made Into a feature film.
Shorter version:
Claribel A. Ortega is a former reporter who writes YA & MG fantasy inspired by her Dominican heritage. When she’s not busy turning her obsession with eighties pop culture, magic and video games into books, she’s streaming on her Twitch and Youtube gaming channel, Radbunnie or helping authors navigate publishing with her consulting business GIFGRRL. Claribel has been featured on Buzzfeed, Bustle, Good Morning America and Deadline.
Claribel’s debut middle grade novel GHOST SQUAD is out now from Scholastic and is being made into a feature film.
Claribel A. Ortega Official Headshot (2020)
Photo Credit: Claribel A. Ortega
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