Margaret Buffie born March 29, 1945 is an award winning Canadian children's author who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She grew up in the west end of Winnipeg, attended various schools - graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from 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 Margaret has published eight more best selling books and is working on her ninth manuscript. 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 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.

Works

• Who is Frances Rain? - 1987
• The Guardian Circle - 1989
• My Mother's Ghost - 1992 (Nominated for a Governor General's Award)
• The Dark Garden - 1995
• Angels Turn Their Backs - 1998
• The Watcher - 2000
• The Seeker - 2002
• The Finder - 2004