Katrina Onstad

Katrina Onstad is a noted Canadian film critic and journalist. She was the film critic for the "National Post" for several years, and her work has also appeared in "Toronto Life", the "New York Times", the "Guardian" and Salon. As of 2008, she writes a column at Chatelaine magazine and covers film for CBC Arts Online.

She is a McGill University graduate (English Honours) and has a Masters of Arts in English Literature from the University of Toronto. She is a former host of the film program "Reel to Real". Her critically acclaimed first novel, "How Happy To Be", was published by McClelland and Stewart in January 2006.

She was nominated for a National Magazine Award (also known as an "Ellie") for her essay "My Year of Living Dangerously", which appeared in the August 2007 issue of Elle magazine.

External links

* [http://www.elle.com/featurefullstory/13785/katrina-onstad-my-year-of-living-dangerously.html My Year of Living Dangerously] — National Magazine award nominee for Elle magazine
* [http://en.chatelaine.com/english/life/article.jsp?content=20070912_131454_5304 Chatelaine columns]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/youngatheart.html CBC film reviews]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/movies/23onst.html Onstad's New York Times article on Kimberley Peirce]
* [http://www.authorsaloud.com/readings/readings/readings/onstad.html Authors Aloud] : Onstad reading from "How Happy To Be"
* [http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-09-21/cover.php Cover story, Now Magazine]