● She began writing professionally in 1943 when she got a summer job as a reporter for the town newspaper and in 1944 she enrolled in the Honors English program at Winnipeg's United College. In 1949,Margaret Laurence and her husband left for England and then,a year later,they moved to Africa. 用年• She began writing professionally in 1943 when she got a summer job as a reporter for the town newspaper and in 1944 she enrolled in the Honors English program at Winnipeg's United College. • In 1949, Margaret Laurence and her husband left for England and then, a year later, they moved to Africa