Maggie Burton is a Canadian writer, musician and politician from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.^[1] Her debut poetry collection, Chores, was the winner of the First Book Prize from the Griffin Poetry Prize,^[2] and was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Award,^[3] in 2024.

Originally from Brigus, she moved to St. John's in 2009 to study music at Memorial University of Newfoundland.^[4] She teaches violin in St. John's, and has performed as a violinist with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, the St. John's New Music Collective and the Avalonia Duo.^[4]

She served on St. John's City Council from 2017 to 2025.^[5] In the Fall of 2025 she entered medical school at Memorial University.