Writer, filmmaker, actor, or drag queen extraordinaire, Sky Gilbert is one of North America’s most controversial artistic forces. He was born in Norwich, Connecticut, but since 1965 Toronto has been his home. His hit plays include The Dressing Gown, Drag Queens on Trial, and The Birth of Casper G. Schmidt. He has received the Pauline McGibbon award for directing, and two Dora awards. His plays and films have been produced and screened across North America. In 1998 ECW published Gilbert’s first full-length collection of poetry; he has also published Guilty and St. Stephen’s, two critically acclaimed novels.