Name originally Marjorie MacGregor Archibald; born May 2, 1927, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; daughter of Maynard Brown (a judge) and Helen MacGregor (a secretary) Archibald; married Alan Wilson (a professor), July 31, 1953; children: Glynis Wilson Boultbee, Andrea. Education: Attended University of King's College, 1945- 46; Dalhousie University, B.A., 1949, teaching certificate, 1953; graduate study at University of Toronto, 1949-51. Memberships: Writers' Union of Canada, Canadian Society of Children' Authors, Illustrators, and Performers, Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Addresses: Home: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (winter); Nova Scotia, Canada (summer). E-mail: budgewilson@ns.sympatico.ca.

• The Best/Worst Christmas Present Ever (juvenile novel; "Blue Harbour" series), Scholastic Tab Publications (Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada), 1984.
• A House Far from Home (juvenile novel; "Blue Harbour" series), Scholastic Tab Publications (Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada), 1986.
• Mr. John Bertrand Nijinsky and Charlie (picture book), illustrations by Terry Roscoe Boucher, Nimbus (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), 1986.
• Mystery Lights at Blue Harbour (juvenile novel; "Blue Harbour" series), Scholastic Tab Publications (Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada), 1987.
• Breakdown, Scholastic (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1988.
• Thirteen Never Changes, Scholastic (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1989.
• Madame Belzile & Ramsey Hither, Nimbus (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), 1990.
• Lorinda's Diary, Stoddart Kids (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1991.
• The Leaving, and Other Stories, Philomel Books (New York, NY), 1992.
• Oliver's Wars, Stoddart (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1993.
• Cordelia Clark, Stoddart (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1994.
• The Courtship (stories), Anansi (Concord, Ontario, Canada), 1994.
• Cassandra's Driftwood, Pottersfield Press (Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada), 1994.
• The Dandelion Garden and Other Stories, Philomel (New York, NY), 1995.
• Mothers and Other Strangers (stories), Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1996.
• Harold & Harold, Pottersfield Press (Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada), 1996.
• The Long Wait, Stoddart (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1997.
• Duff the Giant Killer, Formac (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), 1997.
• Sharla, Stoddart Kids (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1997.
• The Cat That Barked, Pottersfield Press (Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada), 1998.
• Duff's Monkey Business, Orca Books (Custer, WA), 2000.
• The Fear of Angelina Domino, illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes, Stoddart Kids (New York, NY), 2000.
• Manfred the Unmanageable Monster, illustrated by Jill Quinn, Pottersfield Press (Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada), 2001.
• A Fiddle for Angus, Tundra Books (Plattsburgh, NY), 2001.
• Izzie: The Christmas That Almost Wasn't, Penguin (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2002.
• Fractures: Family Stories, Viking Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2002.
• The Imperfect Perfect Christmas, illustrated by Terry Roscoe, Pottersfield Press (Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada), 2004.
• Izzie: Trongate Fury, Penguin Books Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2005.
• Friendships (stories), Penguin Books Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2006.
• Our Canadian Girl Izzie: Homecoming, Penguin Books Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2006.
• Before Green Gables, G.P. Putnam's Sons (New York, NY), 2008.

Contributor of short fiction to numerous periodicals, including Dinosaur Review, Horizons, Magook, Chatelaine, and Crackers; work represented in anthologies, including Canadian Children's Annual, Inside Stories 2, and Winter Welcomes. Child-care columnist for Toronto Globe and Mail in the mid- 1960s under name Marjorie Wilson. Contributor of child-care articles to periodicals under name Marjorie Wilson.