Ann K. Schwader
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Ann K. Schwader is an American poet and writer of short fiction based in Westminster, Colorado.[1] Schwader is a grand master of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association,[2] a multiple winner of the Rhysling Awards,[3] and has been called one of the "top poets" in the speculative poetry genre.[4]
Schwader holds an M.A. in English from the Graduate School of the University of Wyoming, having completed a thesis in 1986 on science fiction of the early 20th century by American women.[5]
Poems and short stories by Schwader have appeared in a variety of journals and anthologies. She has stated that among inspirations for her poetry and short fiction she includes world mythologies, especially ancient Egyptian, and the works of horror writers of the past such as H. P. Lovecraft, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, and C. L. Moore.[6] She has been particularly noted for poetry in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror that adheres to traditional verse forms such as the sonnet or the villanelle.[7]
