10 Facts About Dana Simpson

Dana Simpson was born in Pullman, Washington, and then lived in the Seattle area for most of her life.

Dana Simpson is a graduate of The Evergreen State College.

Dana Simpson considered herself an artist from an early age, drawing comic strips as young as five years old as part of making her own homemade newspaper.

The webcomic Ozy and Millie, Dana Simpson's first published comic strip, began running regularly in 1998 while she was attending Washington State University as a graduate student.

Dana Simpson continued the strip for ten years while attempting to seek syndication for the title, but could not secure any deal.

Dana Simpson cancelled the web comic in 2008 and the final strip was published on December 23,2008.

Dana Simpson's second published comic strip, I Drew This, was concerned mainly about politics, from a liberal perspective.

On January 16,2009, Dana Simpson posted the first page of Raine Dog, a graphic novel which follows an anthropomorphic dog living among humans with other recently liberated house dogs.

Dana Simpson announced that she is writing and illustrating a book about her transition, targeted for middle-school students, titled Only You're Different.

Dana Simpson illustrated a picture book, I'm Not a Girl, written by Maddox Lyons, a 12-year-old transgender boy.