Arlene Sundquist Empie

Arlene Sundquist Empie, author of award-winning nonfiction books, essays and poetry. Minding a Sacred Place under pen name Sunnie Empie received Independent Publisher's "IPPY" award for architecture; Love Is A Place: A collection of poetry (Nov 2011) Bachelor of Arts, The Evergreen State College; Certificate Narrative Nonfiction Writing, University of Washington. Born and raised in Mt. Vernon, Washington on Sundquist Farm established 1903 by her Finnish grandparents. From her writer's studio on...See more

Arlene Sundquist Empie, author of award-winning nonfiction books, essays and poetry. Minding a Sacred Place under pen name Sunnie Empie received Independent Publisher's "IPPY" award for architecture; Love Is A Place: A collection of poetry (Nov 2011) Bachelor of Arts, The Evergreen State College; Certificate Narrative Nonfiction Writing, University of Washington. Born and raised in Mt. Vernon, Washington on Sundquist Farm established 1903 by her Finnish grandparents. From her writer's studio on an island in the San Juan archipelago in Washington State, thought and memory meld into twilight moments overlooking the Salish Sea. See less