Margaret Ryan (1944–2019) was a children's writer who lived in St. Andrews, Scotland. She was born and raised in the town of Paisley, Scotland. She went to the University of Glasgow, where she met her husband, John, at a dance, and they had two children, Susie and Jonathan. She had a long career as a primary school teacher before becoming a full-time writer for children. She was the writer of the Airy Fairy books.[1]