WILSON, Budge

WILSON, Budge. Canadian. Genres: Novels, Novellas/Short stories, Children's fiction, Young adult fiction. Career: Halifax Ladies College, teacher, 1951-52; Boys & Girls House, Toronto Public Library, library assistant and artist, 1953-54; Institute of Child Study, University of Toronto, secretary/editor/artist, 1954-56, 1957-58; nursery school, Wolfville, NS, teacher, 1956-57; self-employed photographer, c. 1960-80; Peterborough (Ontario) Boards of Children's Aid and YWCA; Board of Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia; fitness instructor, 1968-89. Publications: FOR CHILDREN: The Best/Worst Christmas Present Ever, 1984; Mr. John Bertrand Nijinsky and Charlie, 1986; A House Far from Home, 1986; Mystery Lights at Blue Harbour, 1987; Going Bananas, 1989; Madame Belzile and Ramsay Hitherton Hobbs, 1990; Cassandra's Driftwood, 1994; Harold and Harold, 1995; Duff the Giant Killer, 1997; The Long Wait, 1997; The Cat That Barked, 1998; The Fear of Angelina Domino, 2000; Duff's Monkey Business, 2000; Manfred, the Unmanageable Monster, 2001; A Fiddle for Angus, 2001; The Christmas That Almost Wasn't, 2002. FOR YOUNG ADULTS: Breakdown, 1988; Thirteen Never Changes, 1989; Lorinda's Diary, 1991; Oliver's Wars, 1992; Sharla, 1997. SHORT STORIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND ADULTS: The Leaving, 1990; Cordelia Clark, 1994; The Dandelion Garden, 1995; Mothers and Other Strangers, 1996. FOR ADULTS: The Courtship, 1994; Fractures: Family Stories, 2002. Address: 37 SW Cove Road, North West Cove, RR 1, Hubbards, NS, Canada B0J 1T0. Online address: budgewilson@ns.sympatico.ca