Teresa Wong

Teresa Wong's debut bookDear Scarletis a moving graphic memoir about the author's experience with postpartum depression. Written as a letter to her eldest daughter, Wong offers an honest and tender account of motherhood, family and mental health. Wong is a writer and illustrator from Calgary.

CBC Books named Wong a writer to watch in 2019.

• How Teresa Wong wrote Dear Scarlet
• 19 Canadian writers to watch in 2019

Books by Teresa Wong

Why Teresa Wong wrote Dear Scarlet

"The idea for the memoir began when I was pregnant with my third child.I was going through the first trimester and wasunable to sleep at night because I kept flashing back to the time that I had Scarlet. All these images kept flashing back in my mind. Some of them were so vivid that they made me cry. I thought, 'Well, I've got to do something with this. I need to get this story out of my head.' I'dhad counseling and treatment for my postpartum depression, but this was the final piece of closure that I needed.

I've got to do something with this. I need to get this story out of my head.- Teresa Wong

"There's one scene where I just had Scarlet andI had a postpartum hemorrhage. A bunch of doctors and nurses ran into the room,but I didn't really see them all I could see was my husband standing there, holding my baby and looking really scared. That's the image that was burned into my brain. Iwanted to, I guess, honour that by drawing it the best that I could."

Read more in her interview with CBC Books.

Interviews with Teresa Wong