Margaret Buffie
Canadian young adult fiction writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Margaret Buffie is a Canadian young adult fiction writer.
Margaret Buffie | |
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Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
Genre | Young Adult Literature |
Spouse | James Macfarlane |
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]