Margaret Laurence was born Jean Margaret Wemyss on 18 July 1926 in Neepawa, Manitoba. She graduated with a B.A. in English from United College (now the University of Winnipeg) and became a reporter for the Winnipeg Citizen. In 1949, Laurence moved to England with her husband and then to Africa, returning to Canada in 1957. In 1962, she left her husband and moved back to England and didn't return to Canada until the early 1970s. In 1986, Laurence was diagnosed with lung cancer and she committed suicide at her home in Lakefield, Ontario on 5 January 1987.

Books by Margaret Laurence

	1954 A Tree for Poverty	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1960 This Side Jordan	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1963 The Tomorrow-Tamer	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1963 The Prophet's Camel Bell	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1964 The Stone Angel	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1966 A Jest of God	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1969 The Fire-Dwellers	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1970 A Bird in the House	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1970 Jason's Quest	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1974 The Diviners	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1979 Six Darn Cows	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1979 The Olden Days Coat	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1980 A Christmas Birthday Story	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1968 Long Drums and Cannons	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1976 Heart of a Stranger	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1989 Dance on the Earth	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
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Series

• Manawaka
  1. The Stone Angel
  2. A Jest of God
  3. The Fire-Dwellers
  4. A Bird in the House
  5. The Diviners

Awards

• Canada Reads
  • 2002 – The Stone Angel – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Award – Fiction (English)
  • 1966 – A Jest of God - Winner
  • 1974 – The Diviners – Winner

• Order of Canada
  • 1971 – Companion

Added 12 November 2005.
Updated 29 June 2008.