Margaret Buffie
Canadian young adult fiction writer
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Margaret Buffie is a Canadian young adult fiction writer.
Margaret Buffie | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 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]
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