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CANSCAIP Members
Margaret Buffie
Author/Illustrator
1020 Grosvenor Ave
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3M 0N6
Phone: (204) 452 8072
Email: mabuffie@yahoo.ca
Web: http://buffie.netfirms.com
Born: Winnipeg
Biography
Margaret Buffie was born and grew up in the west end of Winnipeg, attended various schools, including the University of Manitoba. An artist for many years, Margaret began writing in 1985. A year later, after finishing her first manuscript, Kids Can Press accepted Who is Frances Rain for publication. It quickly became a bestseller after appearing in bookstores in 1987. Since then she has published eight more best selling books and is working on her tenth. She works at her home in Winnipeg during the winter and on the verandah of her cottage in Northwestern Ontario in the summer months. Margaret's books have been published worldwide and have received a number of awards and honours.
Published Works
Out Of Focus, Kids Can Press, 2006
The Seeker, Kids Can Press, Toronto, New York, (Release summer 2002)
The Watcher, Kids Can Press, Toronto, New York, 2000
Angels Turn Their Backs, Kids Can Press, Toronto, New York 1998
The Dark Garden, Kids Can Press, Toronto, New York 1995
My Mother's Ghost, Kids Can Press, Toronto, 1992
The Guardian Circle/The Warnings, Kids Can Press, Toronto, 1989
Who is Frances Rain?, Kids Can Press, 1987
Awards
Chosen - Our Choice (Starred*) YA fiction novel (2007) by The Canadian Children's Book Centre (Out of Focus)
Chosen - PSLA's Young Adult Top Forty Fiction List 2006/7 (Out of Focus)
Nominated: 2007 McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award. (OUT OF FOCUS)
Chosen: OLA Best Bets - Top 10 Canadian Books for Young Adults, Ontario Library Association 2007 (Out of Focus)
Nominated: The Snow Willow Award (Out of Focus) 2007/8
Shortlisted, 2003 McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award, (The Seeker)
Chosen: The New York Public Library for their 74TH Annual Books for the Teen Age, 2003. (The Seeker)
Chosen: VOYA'S 18th Annual List of the Best In Science Fiction and Fantasy for the Young Adult Reader for 2003 (The Seeker)
Chosen - Our Choice, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2003 (The Seeker)
Chosen - PSLA's Young Adult Top Forty Fiction List, 2002 (The Seeker)
Margaret Buffie's third novel in The Watcher's Quest Trilogy, The Finder, won the 2005 McNally Book for Young People Award.
Shortlisted - CLA Young Adult Canadian Book Award, 2001 (The Watcher)
Finalist - Independent Publisher Book Awards 2001(The Watcher)
Nominated - McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award, (The Watcher)
Chosen - New York Public Library, 2001 Books for the Teen Age (The Watcher)
Chosen - Our Choice Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2001 (The Watcher)
Nominated - McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award, 2001 (The Watcher)
Nominated and Runner-up - Manitoba Young Readers Award, (Angels Turn Their Backs) 2000
Nominated Red Maple Award, Ontario Library Assoc. (Angels Turn Their Backs) 1999
Chosen: New York Public Library 1999 Books for the Teen Age (Angels Turn Their Backs)
Chosen: International Reading Association/Children's Book Council Children's Choices List, 1999 (Angels Turn Their Backs)
Nominated: McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award, 1999 (Angels Turn Their Backs)
Chosen - Junior Library Guild Book, USA (Angels Turn Their Backs) 1998
Chosen - Junior Library Guild Book, USA (The Dark Garden) 1997
Winner - Vicky Metcalf Award for Body of Work, 1996
Winner - McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award, 1996 (The Dark Garden)
Winner of the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award, 1987 (Who is Frances Rain?)
Nominated - Best Book for Young Adults, American Library Association (The Dark Garden)
Nominated Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award, 1996 (The Dark Garden)
Nominated Mr. Christie Book Award, 1996 (The Dark Garden)
Nominated Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award, 1995 (My Mother's Ghost)
Nominated The Silver Birch Award, 1994, (My Mother's Ghost)
Junior Library Guild Book USA, (My Mother's Ghost), 1995
Notable Canadian Young Adult Fiction Book, 1993 (My Mother's Ghost)
Nominated McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award, 1993 (My Mother's Ghost)
Nominated Canadian Library Assoc Book of the Year Award, 1992 (My mother's Ghost)
Nominated Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award, 1992 (My Mother's Ghost)
Nominated Mr. Christie Book Award, 1992, (My Mother's Ghost)
Nominated Manitoba Artist of the Year Award, 1992
Nominated Governor General's Award, 1992 (My Mother's Ghost)
First runner up in the Canadian Library Association Book if the Year Award, 1988 (Who is Frances Rain?)
Nominated Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award, 1988/89 (Who is Frances Rain?)
American Library Assoc Best Books of the Year Honor Book, 1990 (Who is Frances Rain?)
Notable Canadian Young Adult Fiction Book, 1988 (Who is Frances Rain?)
Notable Canadian Young Adult Fiction Book, 1989 (The Guardian Circle)
International Youth Library Notable New English Language YA Book, 1991 (The Guardian Circle)
Other:
Best Books for the Teenager New York Public Library, 1990, 2000, 2001
Best Books for Young Readers Toronto Public Library Lists
Emergency Librarian Bestseller Lists
Resource Links Canadian K-12 Bestsellers (The Dark Garden) December, 1996
Manitoba Arts Council A Grant, 1996, 1998, 2001
Canada Council Grant, 1994, 2000
Ontario Arts Council Grants, 1987, 1990, 1993
My Mother's Ghost was produced as a film by Credo Entertainment and Buffalo Gals Pictures, released in 1996 and nominated for a Gemini for best writing in a Youth or Children's Program as well as three Blizzard nominations for best actors.
Other Memberships
Manitoba Writers' Guild, CCBC
Available For
Author talks and readings to grades 6 and up ... and
conference presentations to librarians and teachers
when time allows.
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