Margaret Sweatman (born 1953) is a Canadian writer from

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. Sweatman was educated at the

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and

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. Her 2001 novel ''When Alice Lay Down With Peter'' was a winner of the

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and the

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. She teaches literature and creative writing, and performs with the Broken Songs Band. With her husband,

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, she won the

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for Best Original Song at the

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in 2006 for "When Wintertime", a song they wrote for the film ''

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''."C.R.A.Z.Y. night at Genie Awards: Family epic captures 10 awards". ''

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'', March 14, 2006.

Bibliography

* ''Fox'' (1991), with a newly released edition of the first novel in November 2017. * ''Sam and Angie'' (1996) * ''When Alice Lay Down With Peter'' (2001) * ''The Players'' (2009) * ''Mr. Jones'' (2014) * ''The Gunsmith's Daughter'' (2022)

References

External links

www.margaretsweatman.com
- the official site of the author 1953 births Living people Canadian women novelists Canadian women songwriters Best Original Song Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Writers from Winnipeg Concordia University alumni 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian women writers {{Canada-writer-stub