Budge Wilson is a highly acclaimed Canadian author who was born and raised in Nova Scotia. She graduated from Dalhousie University with a B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology. She has written 33 books since her first work was published in 1984, and has received awards for her work that include: 23 Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice" selections, First Prize in the CBC Literary Competition, a City of Dartmouth Book Award, a Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award, a Marianna Dempster Award, two Ann Connor Brimer Awards, a CAA Lilla Stirling Award, a National IODE Violet Downey Award, an Atlantic Independent Booksellers Award, and an IBBY Honour Award. In 2004 she was awarded the Order of Canada.
Her most recent work is the prequel Before Green Gables, a celebratory centennial release to the Anne of Green Gables series.