Margaret Buffie

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

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

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. Retrieved 18 July 2018 – via Google Books.
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