• Country: Canada
MARGARET BUFFIE born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, began her writing career in 1987 with her first novel for young adults - Who Is Frances Rain? It quickly became a bestseller. Since then, she has published nine other books, many of which were also published in the United States, Norway, Sweden, Australia, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, and China.

Margaret Buffie has received numerous awards and honors throughout her career, including the prestigious Vicky Metcalf Award for Body of Work. Winter Shadows was a Nautilus Silver winner, listed as one of OLA's Best Bets for Young Adult Fiction, and a finalist for the CLA Book of the Year Award and the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award.