Sonja Skarstedt
Sonja Skarstedt (October 2, 1960 – July 31, 2009) was a Canadian poet, short story, playwright writer, painter and illustrator. Sonja Skarstedt was born in Montreal, Quebec, she was the founder and former editor of the literary magazine Zymergy, 1987-1991, and founder of Empyreal Press, 1990. She graduated from McGill University with a BA in English Literature in 1982.
Sonja Skarstedt
- Born
- October 2, 1960
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Died
- 31 July 2009
- Place of death
- Montreal
- Occupation
- poet, writer, artist
- Education
- McGill University
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
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Sonja Skarstedt (October 2, 1960 – July 31, 2009) was a Canadian poet, short story, playwright writer, painter and illustrator. Sonja Skarstedt was born in Montreal, Quebec, she was the founder and former editor of the literary magazine Zymergy, 1987-1991, and founder of Empyreal Press, 1990. She graduated from McGill University with a BA in English Literature in 1982.
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Biography
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She was married to the artist and comic book illustrator Geof Isherwood. In 2008, Skarstedt began the first of over thirty short film productions on YouTube's Skarwood Channel. Skarstedt died July 31, 2009 at the age of 48.
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• Born — October 2, 1960 • Birthplace — Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Died — 31 July 2009 • Place of death — Montreal • Occupation — poet, writer, artist • Education — McGill University
Poetry
Poetry
• Mythographies — 1990 • A Demolition Symphony — 1995 • Beautiful Chaos — 2000 • In the House of the Sun — 2005
Drama
Drama
• Saint Francis of Esplanade — 2001
Fiction
Fiction
• 12 X 93 — 1993 (with Brian Busby & Robert Edison Sandiford)
Anthologies edited
Anthologies edited
• Eternal Conversations: Remembering Louis Dudek — 2003 (with Aileen Collins & Michael Gnarowski)
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