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Margaret Buffie
Born (1945-03-29) March 29, 1945 (age 79)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
OccupationAuthor
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba
GenreChildren's Literature
SpouseJim McFarlane

Margaret Buffie (born March 29, 1945) is a Canadian children's author.

Buffie was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She attended Sparling Elementary School, Sargeant Park Junior High, and Daniel McIntyre High School. Buffie has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Manitoba.[1]

She worked as a visual artist before beginning a writing career in 1985. Her first manuscript, a novel entitled Who is Frances Rain? (1987), was published by Kids Can Press, in Toronto. This story about a girl who has antique glasses which allow her to see ghosts is considered a "Canadian classic."[2] Her latest novel, Winter Shadows, was published on October 12, 2010, by Tundra Books, a division of Penguin Random House.[3]

Buffie is a recipient of the Vicky Metcalf Award Body of Work Award (For Writing Inspirational to Canadian Youth).[4] She is also a recipient of the Young Adult Canadian Book Award; is a two-time winner of the McNally Robinson Book for Young People award[5] and has been shortlisted for many other awards and honours.

She is married to Jim McFarlane and they have one daughter, Christine.[6]

Bibliography

  • Who is Frances Rain? (1987) Kids Can Press. US Title; The Haunting of Frances Rain, Scholastic Publishing: winner of the Young Adult Canadian Book Award - The Canadian Library Association
  • The Warnings (1989), original title; The Guardian Circle, Kids Can Press, Canada International Youth Library Notable Book
  • My Mother's Ghost (1992) Kids Can Press; nominated for a Governor General's Award
  • The Dark Garden (1995) Kids Can Press; winner of the McNally Robinson Book for Young People
  • Angels Turn Their Backs (1998) Kids Can Press; New York Public Library Books for the Teenager, 1999
  • The Watcher (2000) Kids Can Press; shortlisted: Young Adult Canadian Book Award (Canadian Library Association)
  • The Seeker (2002) Kids Can Press; Voya's 18th Annual List of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy for the Young Adult Reader, 2003
  • The Finder (2004) Kids Can Press; winner of The McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award
  • Out of Focus (2006) Kids Can Press;Top Ten Canadian Books for Young Adults, Ontario Library Association
  • Winter Shadows (2010) Tundra; Penguin Random House; Winner of the Silver Nautilus Award, (USA); nominated for the Canadian Library Assoc Book of the Year Award

References

  1. ^ "Margaret Buffie | Kids Can Press - Dev". www.kidscanpress.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  2. ^ "11 Books That Prove Canadian Literature Is Insane — And Insanely Amazing". Bustle.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  3. ^ "Winter Shadows by Margaret Buffie | Review | Historical Novels Review". Historicalnovelsociety.org. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  4. ^ "The Writers' Trust of Canada - Prize History". Writerstrust.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  5. ^ "McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award | Canadian Children's Book Centre". www.bookcentre.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  6. ^ Who is Frances Rain? Lit Link Gr. 4-6. On The Mark Press. ISBN 9781770722309. Retrieved 18 July 2018 – via Google Books.
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