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Biography
Maggie de Vries is the author of seven books for children (two upcoming)and one book for adults. She teaches creative writing at UBC and UNBC and does some freelance children's book editing for Orca, Annick and Greystone. She does school visits and writers' workshops with all ages and speaks regularly to adults as well. Maggie lives in Vancouver overlooking the Fraser River with her husband, Roland, and their two cats, Misha and Sophie.
Book types: picture books, juvenile fiction, juvenile nonfiction, YA fiction, others
Guest speaker/presentation information
I do author talks with all ages, writers' workshops with middle and upper grades and adults, and talks to high school students about my sister's life (see Missing Sarah). I also speak to adults about Missing Sarah, and at conferences as an author and an editor. I have also served as Writer in Residence on several occasions with both adults and children.
Presentation geographic range: Vancouver, Coast, Lower Mainland, Gulf and Vancouver Islands, Thompson Okanagan, Northern British Columbia, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Kootenay Rockies, The Territories, Canada - beyond BC, USA
Presentation audience age groups: primary school, grades K-3, grades 4-6, grades 7-8, high school, college/university/adult
Published work
Fraser Bear: a Cub's Life
Once Upon a Golden Apple
How Sleep Found Tabitha
Chance and the Butterfly
Tale of a Great White Fish: a Sturgeon Story
Missing Sarah: a Memoir of Loss
Awards & recognition
Tale of a Great White Fish:
Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize
ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award
Silver Birch Express Honour Book
Missing Sarah:
Vancity Book PrizeGeorge Ryga Award for Social Awareness in BC Literature
Governor General's Literary Award nomination for Non-Fiction
Chance and the Butterfly:
Sheila Egoff Children's Literature Prize nominee
Silver Birch nominee
How Sleep Found Tabitha:
Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Book Prize nominee
