Maggie de Vries [SEP] occupation
Maggie de Vries
Maggie de Vries, born in 1961 in Ontario, Canada (but growing up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a writer for children, teens and adults and creative writing instructor. Her 2010 book, "Hunger Journeys" and her 2015 book "Rabbit Ears" both won the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize.
Notable Works.
- Rabbit Ears Harper Collins
- Big City Bees Greystone Books
- Hunger Journeys Harper Collins
- Somebody's Girl Orca Books
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in April 1970. She disappeared from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside in April 1998. Her DNA was found on serial killer Robert Pickton's property in August, 2002. In this book, Maggie remembers her sister’s life through Sarah's journal entries and poems and tells the story of her own search for her sister.
Social Impact.
From 2000 to 2007, Maggie de Vries was children's book editor at Orca Book Publishers in Victoria, British Columbia. During that time, she served on the board of PACE Society