Margery Kempe was an English Christian mystic, known for writing through dictation The Book of Margery Kempe, a work considered by some to be the first autobiography in the English language. Her book chronicles Kempe's domestic tribulations, her extensive pilgrimages to holy sites in Europe and the Holy Land, as well as her mystical conversations with God. She is honoured in the Anglican Communion, but has not been canonised as a Catholic saint.
Clara Margery Melita Sharp was an English writer of 25 novels for adults, 14 children's novels, four plays, two mysteries, and numerous short stories. Her best-known work is The Rescuers series about a heroic mouse named Miss Bianca and her partner Bernard, which was later adapted into the animated feature film The Rescuers (1977) – and a sequel, The Rescuers Down Under (1990) – by Walt Disney Productions.
Margery Williams Bianco was an English-American author, primarily of popular children's books. A professional writer since the age of nineteen, she achieved lasting fame at forty-one with the 1922 publication of the classic that is her best-known work, The Velveteen Rabbit. She received the Newbery Honor for Winterbound.
Margi Preus is an American children's writer. She is a 2011 Newbery Honor winner and won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for Heart of a Samurai. Her books have won multiple awards, honored as ALA/ALSC Notables, landed on many "best of" lists, featured on NPR, chosen for community reads, and translated into many languages.*
Margie Palatini is an American author of children's picture books. She was born in Edison, New Jersey, and lives in nearby Plainfield, New Jersey. Palatini is a graduate of the Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Margit Auer is a German author. Her children's novels have sold a total of 8 million copies and have been translated into 26 languages. Margit Auer gained popularity through her book series Die Schule der magischen Tiere. The first book of this continuing series was published in 2013.
Margit Sandemo was a Norwegian-Swedish historical fantasy author. She had been the best-selling author in the Nordic countries since the 1980s, when her novel series of 47 books, The Legend of the Ice People, was published. She also wrote many other book series such as Häxmästaren and Legenden om Ljusets rike.
Margit Söderholm (1905–1986) was a Swedish writer. Her prize-winning 1943 historical romance novel Sunshine Follows Rain was adapted into a 1946 film of the same title. Her 1954 novel Clouds Over Hellesta was made into a 1956 film.
