Ingrid Ruthig was born and raised in southwestern Ontario. Early studies in the arts led her to earn a Bachelor of Architecture degree at the University of Toronto in the 1980s. After internship, licensing with the Ontario Association of Architects, and a decade of practice in Toronto, she retired from the profession to write full time.
Since 2000, her work as a writer (of poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, and book reviews), editor, designer, and visual artist has appeared across Canada and internationally in numerous literary journals, anthologies, and other publications. A more detailed history can be found on her Writer page.
Her poetry has won a British Petra Kenney prize, the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival Literary Competition, and been awarded several Ontario Arts Council grants. She has read her work at literary events including the Petra Kenney awards ceremony at Canada House in London, England (May 2006), the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival (September 2003), and at various Ontario venues including the Art Bar and the Hot Sauced poetry reading series in Toronto.
