Life
Born in 1947 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, Margaret spent her childhood in the interior of Sarawak. She returned with her parents to Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, where she was educated at St. Teresa's Convent School for Girls, and St. Joseph's School. She went on to study in Canada and has earned a B.A. in English from the University of British Columbia, Canada, and a Bachelor in Education from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Margaret Lim taught 10th and 11th graders English Literature in Sarawak, Malaysia, before she moved with her husband to Germany.
There being few books by Malaysian writers, especially books for children, Margaret Lim established Fairy Bird Children's Books in May 2005 in her home town Kuching, Malaysia, with the express purpose of producing exciting books which nurture children, and which draw on the rich culture of Sarawak.
She divides her time between her residence in Germany and her home country Malaysia. She has no pets, but enjoys feeding the birds that flock to her garden.
Her childhood dream was to be a Librarian or Museum Curator. Her advice is: "What ever you do, dream on!"
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