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Marjorie Elliott Wilkins Campbell was a Canadian writer of history and historical fiction.

Background

Marjorie Elliott Wilkins was born in London, England, to Mary Eleanor Elliott and William Herbert Wilkins.

Education

Marjorie was educated in Swift Current and Toronto.

Career

They emigrated to the Qu"Appelle Valley in Saskatchewan in 1904. In addition to publishing novels and biographies focused on Canadian history and exploration, Campbell worked as an editor for Magazine Digest and published numerous articles in Chatelaine, Saturday Night, and Maclean"son

Achievements

  • She who won two Governor General"s Literary Awards for the best works of the year, one of the two 1950 non-fiction awards for The Saskatchewan and the Governor General"s Award for Juvenile Fiction in 1954 for The Nor"Westers. Over the course of her writing career she won multiple awards including Canada Council awards, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Order of Canada.

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Awards

  • Member of the Order of Canada; Guggenheim Fellowship Governor General's Award; Order of Canada

    The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields.; The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.