Sonja Skarstedt

Sonja Skarstedt (October 2, 1960 – July 31, 2009) was a Canadian poet, short story, playwright writer, painter and illustrator. 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. She was married to the artist and comic book illustrator Geof Isherwood.

Sonja Skarstedt
BornOctober 2, 1960
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedJuly 31, 2009(2009-07-31) (aged 48)
Montreal
Alma materMcGill University
Occupationpoet, writer, artist

In 2008, Skarstedt began the first of over thirty short film productions on YouTube's Skarwood Channel.

Skarstedt died July 31, 2009[1] at the age of 48, 26 months after diagnosis and treatment for ovarian cancer.[2]

Bibliography

Poetry
  • Mythographies — 1990
  • A Demolition Symphony — 1995
  • Beautiful Chaos — 2000
  • In the House of the Sun — 2005

Drama
  • Saint Francis of Esplanade — 2001

Fiction

Anthologies edited
  • Eternal Conversations: Remembering Louis Dudek — 2003 (with Aileen Collins & Michael Gnarowski)
  • "Skarwood.com". Official website. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010.

References
  1. Obituary in the Montreal Gazette http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/montrealgazette/obituary.aspx?n=sonja-ann-skarstedt&pid=130886085
  2. Rob McLennan's Blog http://robmclennan.blogspot.ca/2009/08/sonja-skarstedt-d-july-31-2009.html


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