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 The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...

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 The Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, formerly known as the Arthur Ellis Awards, are a group of Canadians, Canadian literary awards, presented annually by the Crime Writers of Canada for the best Canadian crime and Mystery fiction, mys ...

for "Best true crime book" for her work ''A Canadian Tragedy'', about the involvement of former

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...

politician

Colin Thatcher Wilbert Colin Thatcher (born August 25, 1938) is a Canadian politician who was convicted for the murder of his ex-wife, JoAnn Wilson. Early life Colin Thatcher was born in Toronto, Ontario, on August 25, 1938. His father, Saskatchewan-born Ros ...

in the murder of his wife

JoAnn Wilson Wilbert Colin Thatcher (born August 25, 1938) is a Canadian politician who was convicted for the murder of his ex-wife, JoAnn Wilson. Early life Colin Thatcher was born in Toronto, Ontario, on August 25, 1938. His father, Saskatchewan-born Ros ...

. The book was later adapted into the television miniseries '' Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher''.Diane Smith, "The Thatcher murder: not just a family feud". ''

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'', December 2, 1989. Siggins is also noted as the author of a controversial biography of

Louis Riel Louis Riel (; ; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first ...

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

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by the

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. She is also the former chair of the

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Literary works

* * * (Published in French under the title ''Riel: une vie de révolution,'' Québec-Amérique, 1997.) * * * (Published in French under the title ''Marie-Anne, La vie extraordinaire de la grand-mère de Louis Riel'', Le Septentrion, 2011.)

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A brief biography and bibliography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Siggins, Maggie 1942 births Living people 20th-century Canadian historians Canadian journalists Governor General's Award-winning non-fiction writers 21st-century Canadian historians Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Writers from Toronto Canadian women historians Women crime writers