Sandra Ridley

Sandra Ridley is a Canadian poet.

Sandra Ridley
Born	Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation	poet
Nationality	Canadian
Period	2000s–present
Notable works	Silvija

Life and career

Ridley was raised on a farm in Saskatchewan and studied at York University in Toronto.^[1] She now lives in Ottawa, where she has taught at Carleton University.^[2] She is the author of four books of poetry including Post-Apothecary (Pedlar Press, 2011), which was shortlisted for the Archibald Lampman Award and the ReLit Awards.^[3]

Ridley's book Silvija (BookThug, 2016) was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2017.^[4][5]

In 2024, she won the Pat Lowther Award from the League of Canadian Poets for Vixen.^[6] Vixen would also win the Archibald Lampman Award and Ottawa Book Award for best fiction in its category.^[7]

Works

Poetry

• Fallout (Hagios Press, 2010)^[8]
• Post-Apothecary (Pedlar Press, 2011)^[9]
• The Counting House (BookThug, 2013)^[10]
• Silvija (BookThug, 2016)^[11]
• Vixen (2023)