Sonja Skarstedt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sonja Skarstedt

Canadian writer

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1960

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 31-Jul-2009

Profession: writer, poet, playwright

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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. 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, 26 months after diagnosis and treatment for ovarian cancer.