16 Facts About Budge Wilson

Budge Wilson was noted for her work in children's literature.

Budge Wilson studied philosophy and psychology at Dalhousie University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1949.

Budge Wilson then undertook postgraduate studies at the University of Toronto from 1949 to 1951.

Budge Wilson obtained a Diploma of Education in 1953, as well as a certificate in physical education.

Budge Wilson was employed by the Institute of Child Study at the University of Toronto from 1953 until 1957.

Budge Wilson became a fitness instructor at the Peterborough County Board of Education and Young Women's Association in Peterborough, working in that capacity until 1987.

Budge Wilson recounted that writing during the six-year interval was a challenge, describing how she was "getting pretty discouraged" by the fifth year.

Budge Wilson authored The Leaving, a collection of short stories that won first prize in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Literary Competition for Adult Short Story in 1991.

Budge Wilson dedicated her book Fractures to both her eleventh grade teacher and her English professor at Dalhousie.

Budge Wilson received numerous awards for her work that include: 23 Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice" selections, a Marianna Dempster Award, two Ann Connor Brimer Awards, a Canadian Authors Association Lilla Stirling Award, a National IODE Violet Downey Award, an Atlantic Independent Booksellers Award, and an IBBY Honour Award.

Budge Wilson was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2004, and received the Order of Nova Scotia in 2011.

One year later, Budge Wilson received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Budge Wilson received honorary degrees from Dalhousie University and Mount Saint Vincent University.

Budge Wilson was the founding chair of the Departments of History and Canadian Studies at Trent University.

Budge Wilson died on March 19,2021, at a hospital in Halifax.

Budge Wilson was 93, and suffered from complications from a fall earlier that month.