Margaret Owen

Margaret Owen is an American author of young adult fantasy. Born and raised at the end of the Oregon Trail, she now lives and writes in Seattle. She made her debut with The Merciful Crow (2019) and its sequel The Faithless Hawk (2020), followed by the standalone novels Little Thieves (2021), Painted Devils (2023) and Holy Terrors (2025). She co-edited the anthology The Grimoire of Grave Fates with Hanna Alkaf, and wrote Rootbound, a Tangled novel for Disney. She also illustrates and raises money for social justice nonprofits.