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Nikki Harwood
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Aspiring author/illustrator and ASL/English interpreter by day - also obsessed with the magic of theater.

https://nharwood124.wixsite.com/ohhhh-doodles
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Nikki Harwood @ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social · May 30
FORGET-ME-NOT is a #MiddleGrade #GraphicNovel ready to find representation!

A tween witch with ADHD plus a cursed, vengeful sprite means magical hijinks on this middle school friendship rollercoaster.

#kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator #author #debut #art #writing #kidscomics #pitch #seekingrep #💙📚
FORGET-ME-NOT by Nicole Harwood When tween witch Delilah’s ADHD quirks provoke her best – and only – friend into ending their lifelong friendship, she enacts a desperate magic potion plan that accidentally destroys a vengeful sprite’s home. As if things couldn’t be worse, sunrise brings the first day of middle school and she has to face it alone except for the cursed sprite wreaking havoc. Middle Grade Graphic Novel Coming of Age Magical Realism Illustrated blue forget-me-not flowers are strategically placed between the title and byline as well as the words across the footer. To the right is the illustrated main character, Delilah. She has brown hair with pink tips, fair complexion, wearing a purple shirt and dark teal pants. She stands in front of a book mockup with the title, FORGET-ME-NOT in yellow above a black cauldron with a pink brew. There are magical swirls and forget-me-not flowers flowing out of the cauldron like steam and they flow around the title. Three large forget-me-not flowers frame the bottom of the cauldron.
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
Sending off queries is both a huge relief and absolutely terrifying.

Hoping for some query magic for this vengeful sprite.

#AmQuerying #SeekingRep #GraphicNovelPitch #MiddleGrade #KidLit #Illustration #KidsComics #KidLitGN
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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KCS Anthologist's in the wild! @plugo.bsky.social was instrumental in the Kids Comics Unite project that's arriving in mailboxes now.

Naturally, I backed Undead Kungfu Ghost Killer - #1 Halloween Comic Annual on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/plu...
Undead Kungfu Ghost Killer - #1 Halloween Comic Annual
Splatter-tacular Martial Arts mayhem from the acclaimed creator of A TIGER's TALE & art director of Kung Fu Magazine.
www.kickstarter.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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I've got one solo pitch and one collaboration pitch with @johnell.bsky.social posted in the Unagented Middle Grade category @kidlitgn.bsky.social 2025 pitch event!

Post yours while there's still time.

Read the pitches at:
kidlitgn.com/middle-grade/

#kidlitgn #pitch #illustration #kidscomics
THE LEAGUE OF LOST PETS: ORIGINS by Nikki Harwood - Middle Grade 160 pages. Three sample full color comic pages featuring a pink Axolotl, Kip, and a blue Axolotl, Azula. Page 1 Panel 1: The shore of a creek near some trees and a fenced in pasture. There's a hollowed out tree with a sign over the entrance. A fallen hollow log is partially submerged in the creek and Kip sleeps inside. Azula swims up saying, "Kip! Kip! I need your help!" Panel 2 A grumpy Kip with closed eyes says, "Hmmm... But I'm sleeping." Panel 3 Azula at the log replies, "You're talking! That means you're awake!" Page 2 Panel 1: Kip exasperated says, "Azula, I didn't want to go on one of your adventures." Panel 2: A concerned Azula says, "Wait... Why not?" Panel 3: Now awake and frustrated, Kip says, "We're lost because of one of your adventures!" Page 3 Panel 1: Azula on top of the log waves at the scenery and says, "That same silly adventure brought us here... To the League of Lost Pets!" Panel 2: Azula looks down at the curled up Kip. Kip says, "Yup, and I don't want to get lost again." Panel 3: Azula hangs down in Kips line of sight saying, "Well, the adventure part is over." Panel 4: Azula drops off the log and splashes into the water. She exclaims, "I found treasure!" Additionally there are 6 lost pet posters. Kip & Azula (A pink Axolotl and a blue Axolotl) -went the wrong way while seeking adventure. Jeff (palomino horse)-Not actually lost, just confused. Buttons (grey bunny with round glasses)-Smart but directionally challenged. Duchess Brunhilda Mistfall (Hilda) (grey long haired cat)-Always returns... eventually. Myrtle (weary turtle)-Waited a long time to be found *her poster is torn in several places. Gordoto (chunky orange and cream hamster)-Hunger led him astray. Top left shows a comic panel with a pink pig with black spots on his bum staring up at the boy sitting next to him. The boy in green shirt and jeans reaches out of the panel into a glitchy panel towards a mockup of the book CHANCHO THE PORTENTOUS which shows the same pig sitting in front of a kitchen oven smelling freshly baked cookies. The steam from the cookies spells out the title. Across the kitchen floor it says Written by Johnell DeWitt and Illustrated by Nicole Harwood. To the left in an attached glitchy panel it says "Middle Grade 128 pages Modern day DON QUIXOTE for reluctant readers & gamers" Across the bottom of the image are 3 sample full color comic pages The pages show Lonnie and Chancho gearing up with items found on the farm, which look like special game artifacts to Lonnie. They then charge for the ram guarding the final treasure they need. But the ram spots them, they run away. Lonnie goes for a tree and Chancho jumps into a wheelbarrow full of manure which the ram hits and knocks over. CRASH! Chancho is buried in manure. In the tree, Lonnie realizes the apples are Fruit of Invisibility and could save Chancho. He tosses an apple to Chancho, but it bounces off the wheelbarrow and away. The ram follows the apple. Which gives Lonnie enough time to meet up with Chancho and set their plan to get the magical staff in motion as Chancho shakes off the manure. The final panel is the 2 seen from above. Lonnie ready to get the staff and Chancho apprehensive.
October 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
Thrilled to back @teabowart.bsky.social bringing Luna Lily to life!

Don't miss out!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bob...
LUNA LILY and the LUNAR PARK - Issue One
A Sci-Fi Fantasy middle-grade Graphic Novel About Family, Friendship, and Finding Your Power!
www.kickstarter.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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After trying the whole blog post and newsletter thing through my website, I'm testing out Substack. Honestly, my only subscriber through my website was my mom. 😅

Hoping this works better 🤞

#Newsletter #illustrator

open.substack.com/pub/nikkihar...
Breaking the Fourth Wall
For an Introduction
open.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
Happy #kidlitpostcard day! I go by Nikki or Nicole, sometimes Nic, and I'm an author/illustrator seeking representation as I work towards my debut Middle Grade graphic novel.

I'm open to projects!

nharwood124.wixsite.com/ohhhh-doodles

#kidlitart #illustration #art
September 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
We've been prepping this week! It's going to be fun. Come say hi 😊
sarahesteinberg.bsky.social Sarah E. Steinberg @sarahesteinberg.bsky.social · Sep 4
Hey #rosecitycomiccon!
Nicole Harwood and I are teaching a mini-comic lesson on Sunday at 1 in the kids' zone (you don't need to be a kid to come and have fun)! Come say hi! Don't steal my scissors!

#RCCC
Rose City Comic Con Sept 5-7 Portland Oregon Come See Me! Comic renditions of myself and Nicole in center.
September 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
Doesn't Chancho just look portentous? He's clearly trying to impress you, so you'll subscribe and like his 10-page comic adventure.

Read and subscribe at: tapas.io/series/Chanc...

Written by: @johnell.bsky.social
Illustrated by: Me

#OC #art #artist #kidscomics #comics #Tapas #illustration #pig
A close-up illustrated pink pig against a light blue background. The pig has 2 black spots on his back side and is looking up left and smiling.
August 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
Did I mention that I'm obsessed with this pig from this modern Don Quixote story featuring a video game obsessed kid.

Read the full 10-page comic, written by @johnell.bsky.social and illustrated by me, at tapas.io/series/Chanc...

#comic #cover #art #illustration #kidscomics #Tapas #Kickstarter
Cover image features a hand-lettered title, CHANCHO THE PORTENTOUS, rising like steam from a freshly baked tray of cookies on top of a stove. There are more cookies being baked in the oven which is centered on the page between some light cabinets with dark countertop. On the wood floor in front of the oven sits a pink pig with black spots on it's back end (1 large and 1 small). The pig, Chancho, is smelling the fresh cookies. At the bottom right it says "WRITTEN BY JOHNELL DEWITT" and "ILLUSTRATED BY NIKKI HARWOOD"
August 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
And we're published! I'm honored that @johnell.bsky.social shared her story CHANCHO THE PORTENTOUS with me to illustrate for the #Tapas & #Kickstarter #Daydreaming Contest
#KidsComics #Comics #ShortStory #art #pig

Check out "Pages 1-3" from Chancho the Portentous on Tapas: tapas.io/episode/3628...
Read Chancho the Portentous :: Pages 1-3 | Tapas Community
Read Chancho the Portentous and more premium Slice of life Community series now on Tapas!
tapas.io
August 17, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Reposted by Nikki Harwood
kidlitgn.bsky.social
Illustrators, if you want to get more visibility for your art and help the volunteer team that runs KidLitGN, check out this opportunity: kidlitgn.com/2025/07/28/c... #kidlit #kidlitgn #illustrators #pitchevent
August 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Cast gifts for Pistols for Two (based on Georgette Heyer's short stories and adapted by Christina Calvert).

I had almost as much fun making these as I did taking on 4.5 characters in the show!

#communitytheater #regency #illustration #art #artist
July 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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@dhoover.art Did you see this? You probably already have quite the collection.
www.humblebundle.com/books/star-t...
Humble Comics Bundle: Star Trek Comics Megabundle
Pay what you want for a gigantic library of Star Trek comics from IDW comics and help support The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund with your purchase!
www.humblebundle.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
I had the opportunity to make some show graphics for a local community theater's upcoming season. Here's the first one!
July 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Wasn't expecting to be this seen today... 👀
danidonovan.com Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · Jul 15
plot twist: you don’t fear rejection, you fear being misunderstood when you were trying to be clear
July 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
I'm obsessed with this little pig named Chancho. Thank you @johnell.bsky.social for letting me bring him to life!
July 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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#sketch #sketchbook #drawing #oink
June 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
FORGET-ME-NOT is a #MiddleGrade #GraphicNovel ready to find representation!

A tween witch with ADHD plus a cursed, vengeful sprite means magical hijinks on this middle school friendship rollercoaster.

#kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator #author #debut #art #writing #kidscomics #pitch #seekingrep #💙📚
FORGET-ME-NOT by Nicole Harwood When tween witch Delilah’s ADHD quirks provoke her best – and only – friend into ending their lifelong friendship, she enacts a desperate magic potion plan that accidentally destroys a vengeful sprite’s home. As if things couldn’t be worse, sunrise brings the first day of middle school and she has to face it alone except for the cursed sprite wreaking havoc. Middle Grade Graphic Novel Coming of Age Magical Realism Illustrated blue forget-me-not flowers are strategically placed between the title and byline as well as the words across the footer. To the right is the illustrated main character, Delilah. She has brown hair with pink tips, fair complexion, wearing a purple shirt and dark teal pants. She stands in front of a book mockup with the title, FORGET-ME-NOT in yellow above a black cauldron with a pink brew. There are magical swirls and forget-me-not flowers flowing out of the cauldron like steam and they flow around the title. Three large forget-me-not flowers frame the bottom of the cauldron.
May 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
Today's sketch while working. Hoping tomorrow's calls provide a long hold so I can finish it 🤞

#drawing #sketch #wip
May 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
GAH! What a crazy year it has been to culminate in this very moment!

I personally opted to donate a book to kids in need and keep watching to see how many books will be donated to Rising Star Outreach and Autism Empowerment.

27 so far, and 24 hours to go!
kcsanthology.bsky.social Kids Comics Studio Anthology @kcsanthology.bsky.social · May 24
#KidsComicsLetsGo ... NOW! Only 24 hours remain in our #Kickstarter!

Only 10% left to our final stretch goal - $843 away!

Help us and @kidscomicsunite.bsky.social make it to ComicCon!

#kidscomics #kidlit #kidlitart #comics #crowdfund #💙📚 #goals #countdown #art #community #illustration #writing
May 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
Expanding on the 2nd week icons challenge for Mike Lowery's illustration class, I added some unique rehearsal moments and turned my icons for the play Moon Over Buffalo into stickers I can give my cast mates.

My favorite is Richard's cat that he jokes is the size of a sofa.
#illustration #art #GPTD
May 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
Week 1 of Mike Lowery’s Getting Paid to Draw is complete! For the bonus challenge drawing about myself, I went with a self-portrait series of the roles I’ve gotten to perform in local #CommunityTheater over the last year.

#illustration #art #artist #drawing #GPTD
April 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Reposted by Nikki Harwood
kcsanthology.bsky.social
If you're one of the first 50 people to be following our Kickstarter, THANK YOU!

If not, check out our Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page and click that NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH button!

bit.ly/KCS-Antholog...

Can you help us get to 100 by April 22nd's?!

#KidsComicsLetsGo #kidlit #kidlitart #makecomics
April 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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It's Me!
April 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!

I’m Nicole Harwood and this month I’m sharing a peek at my comic Felix the Gog, in Let’s Go! A Kids Comics Studio Anthology.

Kickstarter pre-launch page: bit.ly/KCS-Antholog...

@kcsanthology.bsky.social

#KidsComicsLetsGo
#kidscomics #kidlit #kidlitart #makecomics
April 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM