ann-marie gallagher is an author, historian, feminist, witch, and a former senior lecturer at the university of central lancashire (uclan) in england. she has written extensively on her subjects, and appears often on british radio. for years she has been practising, teaching, and broadcasting on witchcraft, pagan and goddess spirituality, women's studies, magic, gender, and folklore. her books include "inner magic: a guide to witchcraft", "the way of the goddess" and "the spells bible: the definitive guide to charms and enchantments". she was a course leader for sociology at uclan in preston, england. she is married and has three children, and lives in lancashire, england with her husband.