Margaret Buffie

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Margaret Buffieis an award winning Canadian children's author. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The University of Manitoba. A visual 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, Margaret has published nine more best selling books and is working on her tenth manuscript. She works at her home during the winter, and on the verandah of her cottage in Northwestern Ontario in the summer months. Margaret's books have been published in the United States, Norway, Italy, Sweden, Australia, Britain, Germany, China and other countries.

Margaret is the recipient of the prestigious Vicky Metcalf Award (1996) for Body of Work (For writing inspirational to Canadian Youth); The Young Adult Canadian Book Award; is a two time winner of the McNally Robinson Book for Young People award and has been shortlisted for many other awards and honours. For more information on Margaret Buffie and all her books, go to her official website at http://buffie.netfirms.com