Budge Wilson

Budge Wilson CM , ONS (born May 2, 1927 in Halifax ) is a Canadian writer.

Life

She was born and raised in Halifax , Nova Scotia . She studied philosophy and psychology at Dalhousie University and then pursued further studies in literature at the University of Toronto . She then spent many years in Ontario , but returned in 1989 and has lived in a fishing village on the south coast of the province of Nova Scotia ever since. Since her first book, published in 1984, she has written 33 children's books and received more than 25 awards for her work.

Her last work is the prehistory " Before Green Grables ", an anniversary edition for the centenary of the Anne on Green Gables series.

Award (selection)

• First place in the CBC Literary Competition
• Canadian Library Association Young Adult Award
• Lilla Stirling Award
• 2010: Honorary Doctorate from Dalhousie University
• 2011: Order of Nova Scotia

Individual evidence

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3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated August 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Writer's Federation of Nova Scotia  
4. ↑ ^{a b} Penguin Books, Press Release: December 14 2007,
5. ↑ http://convocation.dal.ca/The%20Ceremonies/Honorary/pastrecipients2.html