Margaret Potter

Margaret Potter
BornMargaret Edith Newman
(1926-06-21)21 June 1926
Harrow, Middlesex, England
Died26 August 1998(1998-08-26) (aged 72)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Pen nameMargaret Newman,
Anne Betteridge,
Margaret Potter,
Anne Melville
OccupationTeacher, editor, novelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
Period1959–98
GenreRomance, mystery, children's, family sagas
Notable awardsRNA Award
SpouseJeremy Potter (1922–97)
Children2
RelativesBernard Newman (father)

Margaret Potter, née Margaret Newman, (21 June 1926 – 26 August 1998) was a British writer of over 55 Romance, mystery and children's novels and family sagas, as well as many short stories. She wrote under her maiden and married names, and also under the pseudonyms of Anne Betteridge and Anne Melville. In 1967, her novel The Truth Game won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association.

She was the daughter of Bernard Newman and wife of Jeremy Potter, both also published writers.