Margaret Storm Jameson was a writer, known for her 45 novels and criticism.
She was born in Whitby, and studied at the University of Leeds. She moved to London, where she taught, and then became a full-time writer. She married the writer Guy Chapman but continued to publish as Storm Jameson.
She was a prominent president of the British branch of the International PEN association from 1939, and was active in helping refugee writers.