Margaret Buffie

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Margaret Buffie
Born
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
OccupationAuthor
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater University of Manitoba
GenreYoung Adult Literature
SpouseJames Macfarlane

Margaret Buffie is a Canadian young adult fiction writer.

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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 shortlisted for the Governor Generals Award, as well as being shortlisted for many other awards and honours.

She is married to James Macfarlane and they have one daughter, Christine. [6]

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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. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. 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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