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First Name Margaret
Last Name Springer
Member Since January 1, 1990
Email mgtlvn@cogeco.ca
City St. Catharines
State Ontario
Country Canada
Branch Affiliation
Bio Born and spent childhood in England; immigrated to Canada with family; Canadian citizen. Arts and Library degrees, McGill University. Professional writer/author for children since 1990's, specializing in children’s magazines: fiction, nonfiction and poetry. CAA Waterloo-Wellington Branch was my first writing home, where ‘writers helping writers’ became a reality for me! 🙂 Publications below. Faculty credits include Highlights Foundation Writers Workshops; Conestoga College ‘Writing for Children’ courses; 15 years with The Institute of Children’s Literature, and time as a Consulting Editor (reader) for Boyds Mills Press. Reader for CANSCAIP Writing for Children Competitions (2020 and 2021). Now Margaret Springer Levine and based in St Catharines, my byline remains Margaret Springer.
Publications Fiction/nonfiction/poetry to dozens of children's magazines in the US and Canada. Stories and reprints in educational and other anthologies: McGraw-Hill, CTB Macmillan, HBJ anthology, Kendall Hunt Pegasus, Highlights anthology series. Current magazine sales include Bazoof, Highlights Hello, High Five, Spider (Cricket group) and Clubhouse Jr magazines. Earlier, 3 Junior novels: 'Finding Annie' (Woodelm Press, 2005); 'Dr. Beastly’s Lab' (ITP Nelson, 1998); 'Move Over, Einstein' (Penguin UK, Puffin Surfers Series, 1997). Also picture book 'A Royal Ball' (Boyds Mills Press, 1992).
Other Memberships CANSCAIP
Awards 4 Pewter Plate Awards from Highlights for Children magazine: two for Author of the Month, and two for Arts Feature of the Year. Winner of Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Award (Literary), 1996.
Contests Honourable mentions for Children's Fiction and Nonfiction, Writer's Digest Competitions.
Genres Childrens Books, Fiction, Freelance, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Stories