Nationality Canada Name Maggie Siggins Alma mater Ryerson Role Journalist | Occupation journalist, author Education Ryerson University Children 3 | |
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Full Name Marjorie May Siggins Born 28 May 1942 (age 81) ( 1942-05-28 ) Toronto, Ontario Spouse(s) Gerry B. Sperling (m. 1987) Awards Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction, Arthur Ellis Awards for Best True Crime Book Books Riel: A Life of Revolution, Revenge of the Land, Marie‑Anne: The Extraordi, A Canadian Tragedy, Bitter Embrace | ||
Marie anne by maggie siggins
Marjorie May "Maggie" Siggins (born 28 May 1942) is a Canadian journalist and writer. She was a recipient of the 1992 Governor General's Award for Literary Merit for her non-fiction work Revenge of the Land: A Century of Greed, Tragedy and Murder on a Saskatchewan Farm. She was also the recipient of the 1986 Arthur Ellis Award for "Best true crime book" for her work A Canadian Tragedy, about the involvement of former Saskatchewan politician Colin Thatcher in the murder of his wife JoAnn Wilson. She is also noted as the author of a controversial biography of Louis Riel entitled Riel: A Life of Revolution. In Her Own time:A Class Reunion Inspires a Cultural History of Women and Bitter Embrace:White Society's Assault on the Woodland Cree are her last two books. Both Revenge of the Land and A Canadian Tragedy were adapted as television mini-series by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She is also the former chair of the Writers' Union of Canada.
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