Born in Victoria, BC, Margaret Blackwood is a visual artist, poet, and fiction writer. With Robin Skelton she co-authored Earth, Air, Fire, Water which traces the pagan elements in the poetry of the British Isles. Her book, The Monstrous Regiment, a compilation of aphorisms about women, was published in 1990. Her work has appeared in Canadian literary magazines, and a chapbook of her poetry, Unfinished World, was published in 1991. She has a BFA from the University of Victoria.