Barbara Seagram

Who is Barbara Seagram?

Barbara Seagram is a Canadian Registered Nurse and contract bridge writer, teacher, and administrator. In addition to being recognized for her professional bridge teaching business and as co-author of eighteen bridge books, she is most widely known for co-writing with Marc Smith 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know, which received the American Bridge Teachers' Association Book of the Year award in 1999. The book is in its 13th printing and has been translated into French, German, Japanese and Danish. It has been named the top selling bridge book of the last 50 years.

Seagram was a member of the American Contract Bridge League Board of Governors from 1997 to 2009, has served as president and vice president of ACBL Unit 166, contributes to the ACBL monthly Bridge Bulletin, and is annually recognized as one of the top five recruiters of new ACBL members. She has also served on the Board of Governors and Board of Directors for the ABTA.

Seagram is a Gold Life Master player and a Master Teacher She has received the Kate Buckman Award, given to a person who has contributed most to others' enjoyment of the game, and received the Audrey Grant Award for teaching excellence in 2011.