Margaret Tanner belongs to the Romance Writers of Australia, the Melbourne Romance Writers Group and EPIC. 

She has won or been commended in competitions on several occasions.; In February 2010, she won the Australian Author of the Year Award from aussieauthors.com. The 2nd time she has won this prestigious award.

Her World War 2 novel, The Trouble With Playboys, came 3rd in the Preditors and Editors poll for 2010.

Her novel Wild Oats is a Finalist in the 2011 EPIC Awards, in the historical romance section.

Frontier Wife, won 1st prize in the historical romance section of the 2010 Readers Favorite Awards

She has had numerous short stories published over the years, but writing Historical romance novels is her passion.  Her favourite historical period is the 1st World War.  Not only has she painstakingly researched this era, but was fortunate enough to make a poignant pilgrimage to the battlefields of Gallipoli (in Turkey), France and Belgium.

She is married with three grown up sons, and one grand-daughter.  Margaret lives in Australia. She has recently reduced her working hours as a medical typist, to concentrate on writing.

Her two publishers are:

Whiskeycreek Press
The Wild Rose Press